US Stamps Value Scott 24: 1857 1c Benjamin Franklin. Page 1

Values of US Stamp Scott Cat. # 24 - 1c 1857 Franklin. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2015, Sale 106, Lot 1341

U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 1¢, Type V Cover Group, Scott #24, 97 incl. “U.S. Mail Delivery”, strips, circulars, few with enclosures, couple of scarcer towns, front with corner advert. and #25 (3 copies), etc., Average to Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,400.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2015, Sale 106, Lot 1341

US$1,208.00
US Stamps Values Scott Cat. 24: 1857 1c Franklin. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2015, Sale 106, Lot 1340

U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 1¢ Blue, Type V, Block of 6, #24, n.h., pos. 1-3R10, 11-13R10, light vert. crease at left, few perf separations and couple perf faults at right, se. at left, strong plate scratch between pos. 1 and 2, fresh and Fine. Scott $1,100+. Estimate value $400-500.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2015, Sale 106, Lot 1340

US$403.00
US Stamps Prices Scott Cat. 24: 1c 1857 Franklin. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2184

1857, 1¢ blue, type Va (Scott 24 var.), gorgeous blue town cancellation, extremely elusive type Va on hard paper, sign on reverse and plated as coming from plate 6 by Ashbrook, very scarce, Fine. Scott $300. Estimate $150 – 200.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2184

US$90.00
Value of US Stamp Scott Catalogue # 24 - 1c 1857 Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 1107, Lot 81

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Two, both with wide margins and choice centering, first cancelled by Milwaukee Wis. double-circle datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90), second with open grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85), also with 2014 P.S.A.G. certificate mentioning a tiny natural inclusion (90 used), total SMQ using P.S.E. grades of 90 and 85 $420.00

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 1107, Lot 81

US$300.00
US Stamps Prices Scott 24: 1c 1857 Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2582

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). With part captured imprint, tied by light strike of St. Louis Mo. circular datestamp on inside of turned cover to Middleton Miss., outside with “Winona Miss. Nov. 27” Confederate post office circular datestamp and manuscript “Paid 5” C.S.A. rate, addressed to Carroll Hoy & Co. in New Orleans, opened for display, slight water stains, Fine and interesting use, the 1c stamp was used before the war, the other side is a Confederate State use

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2582

US$200.00
US Stamps Prices Scott Cat. 24 - 1c 1857 Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2581

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Defective, tied by manuscript and used with Confederate States 5c Blue, De La Rue (6), tied by “Montgomery Ala. Oct. 20, 1862” circular datestamp on manila cover to Congers Ga., manuscript “Due 5”, missing top flap and expert restoration along top edge, still Very Fine, scarce and unusual use, this was mailed during the 10c rate period and so charged an additional 5c for insufficient postage

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2581

US$1,500.00
Costs of US Stamps Scott Catalogue #24 - 1857 1c Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2574

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Uncancelled but “tied” by minor perf toning, affixed to cover addressed to New Orleans, neat strike of “ILLEGAL STAMP” straightline handstamp applied in New Orleans, light strike of New Orleans backstamp (1869-70 style), missing top flap, few perfs affected from placement at edge of cover VERY FINE AND SCARCE USE OF THE NEW ORLEANS “ILLEGAL STAMP” MARKING. ONLY SEVEN IN TOTAL ARE REPORTED, AND THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE WITH A ONE-CENT STAMP. According to Simpson, this marking was used in December 1863 or later. The type of datestamp on back points to an even later use (1869-70 or later).

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2574

US$1,600.00
Costs of US Stamps Scott Catalog 24: 1857 1c Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2572

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Used with two flanking 1861 1c Blue (63) stamps in an apparent attempt to sneak the demonetized stamp past postal clerks, the two new issues tied by blue grid cancels and “Chicago Ill. Feb. 12, 1863” double-circle datestamp on cover to Aurora Ill., bold matching “Held for Postage” backstamp, two 1861 stamps with s.e., cover opened at left affecting one stamp, another stamp with rounded corner prior to use, still Fine and unusual use, the cover was held and advertised as deficient in postage until the sender furnished an additional 1c new issue (at lower left) since the 1857 Issue was demonetized and not accepted, ex “Sevenoaks”, with 2001 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2572

US$1,300.00
Price of US Stamp Scott Catalogue # 24 - 1c 1857 Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2546

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Positions 99-100L10 and 2R10, horizontal pair with s.e. and single, tied by bold strikes of blue “Chicago Supplementary Mail Jul. 13” circular datestamp on orange cover to Wooster O. with red printed Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Rail Road Co. return address, some slight edgewear affects top of stamps, single with substituted corner at top right, still Very Fine, this is said to be the only recorded use of the 1c 1857 Issue on a cover with the Chicago Supplementary Mail cancel, signed Ashbrook

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2546

US$1,000.00
Price of US Stamps Scott Catalog #24: 1857 1c Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2547

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Horizontal strip of three, tied by “Napa City Cal. Feb. 13” datestamps on blue “Overland Mail via Los Angeles” illustrated four-horse stagecoach cover to San Francisco, 1861 docketing on back, route crossed out in pen which has been lightened, slightly reduced at left and faint horizontal fold at center, otherwise Very Fine, extremely rare design and an even rarer use with 1c stamps, illustrated in Brookman on p. 197

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2547

US$475.00
Price of US Stamps Scott Cat. #24: 1c 1857 Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2545

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Centered to left, tied by printed “CUMBERLAND, ME./OCTOBER, 15” two-line precancel on yellow part-printed address cover for Superintending School Committee in Penn., manuscript “Upper Dublin” address, usual toning around perfs from gum VERY FINE. ONE OF THREE RECORDED ONE-CENT 1857 ISSUE COVERS WITH THE CUMBERLAND, MAINE PRECANCELLATION. ONE OF THE GREATEST RARITIES OF PRECANCEL COLLECTING AND OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES PHILATELY. The three recorded 1c 1857 Cumberland covers are: 1) October 15 precancel on yellow cover to Paradise, Monroe County, Penn. (Siegel Sale 875, lot 924, realized $23,000 hammer) 2) October 22 precancel on yellow cover to Batavia, Branch County, Mich. (Siegel Sale 895, lot 925, realized $26,000 hammer) 3) October 15 precancel on yellow cover to Upper Dublin, Montgomey County, Penn. (Siegel Sale 875, lot 98, realized $22,000 hammer), the cover offered here The first two covers in the census are currently in the William Gross collection.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2545

US$19,000.00
US Stamp Values Scott # 24: 1857 1c Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2560

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Three singles, tied by light strike of “Corinth Miss.” circular datestamp on brown Jefferson Davis Medallion Confederate Patriotic cover to University of Miss. at Oxford, missing bottom flap where slightly reduced, small edge tears and slight toning, right 1c single pulled perf at bottom VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USE OF UNITED STATES ONE-CENT STAMPS ON A CONFEDERATE PATRIOTIC COVER. Although the postmark date cannot be read, this must have been mailed prior to June 1, 1861, when the Confederate postal system went into operation and United States stamps were no longer valid in the seceded states.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2560

US$2,600.00
Costs of US Stamps Scott Catalogue 24 - 1857 1c Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2561

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Vertical strip of three, wide margins including right interpane margin with guideline, tied by “Washington D.C. Aug. 16, 1861” circular datestamps on cover to North River N.Y. with Magnus multicolored “Remember! Ellsworth!!!” Patriotic design depicting Colonel Ellsworth in standing pose in front of encampment in Washington D.C. EXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR “REMEMBER ELLSWORTH” MAGNUS PATRIOTIC COVER WITH AN INTERPANE STRIP OF THREE OF THE ONE-CENT 1857 ISSUE. Elmer E. Ellsworth was a favorite assistant to Abraham Lincoln and the best-known early casualty of the Civil War. After his death in Alexandria, Virginia, in May 1861, Ellsworth’s name became a rallying cry for northern vengeance against the rebel southern states. In 1860 Ellsworth went to Illinois where he studied law in Lincoln’s office and helped with his 1860 campaign for president. Ellsworth was only 5 feet 6 inches tall; Lincoln called him “the greatest little man I ever met.” He accompanied the newly-elected president to Washington, D.C. in 1861. After the surrender of Fort Sumter, on April 15, 1861, Lincoln called for 75,000 troops to put down the rebellion. Ellsworth raised the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (the “Fire Zouaves”) from New York City’s volunteer firefighting companies and led them to Washington as their colonel. On May 24, 1861 (the day after Virginia’s secession was ratified by referendum), with an order that came a day prior, Col. Ellsworth led his troops into Alexandria, Virginia, where Confederate sympathies were strong. He entered the Marshall House Inn, in order to remove a Confederate flag that had been flying over the hotel for weeks. Accompanied by seven men, he went up to the roof and cut down the large flag. On his way down the staircase, he encountered the owner of the house, James W. Jackson, an ardent secessionist who had earlier represented himself as a boarder. With a shotgun blast to the chest, Jackson killed Ellsworth, and then Jackson was killed with a bayonet thrust from one of Ellsworth’s men. Lincoln was deeply saddened by his friend’s death and ordered an honor guard to bring his body to the White House, to lay in state in the East Room. Ellsworth’s body was then taken to City Hall in New York City, where thousands of Union supporters came to see the “first man” to fall for the Union cause. Thousands of Union supporters enlisted to avenge Ellsworth’s death. Most of the offending flag and Ellsworth’s uniform, showing the hole from the fatal shot, can be seen today at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs. With 1999 P.S.E. and 2005 P.F. certificates.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2561

US$2,100.00
US Stamps Prices Scott 24 - 1c 1857 Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2548

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Torn at bottom before use, tied by “New-York Jan. 5” circular datestamp, “Penny Post Paid” blue grid in circle handstamp clearly struck on yellow cover originating in New York City, addressed to 42 Niles Block in Boston, evidently a 1c circular-rate use, small mended corner nick, still Very Fine, a significant and very rare example of the “Penny Post Paid” handstamp used on inbound mail, ex Mason and Hall

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2548

US$1,200.00
Values of US Stamp Scott Cat. # 24: 1c 1857 Franklin. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2549

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Rich color, tied by “Cardiff AU 10 59” duplex datestamp and “162” barred oval cancel on yellow cover from England to Lincolnville Me., “19 Cents” British debit handstamp, “Br. Pkt. Boston 24 Aug. 27” circular datestamp with 24c integral due rate, manuscript “Due 24 cents”, slightly reduced at left, cover with natural paper wrinkle and some minor edgewear, Fine, extremely rare use of the 1c stamp in England, which was cancelled but not accepted as part payment, ex “Patrick Henry” and Kapiloff, with copy of 1992 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2549

US$600.00