US Stamps Price Scott Cat. #24 – 1857 1c Benjamin Franklin. Page 9

1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Used with horizontal pair of 10c Green, Ty. V (35), Positions 24-25R2, tied by grid cancels on 1861 cover to St. Petersburg, Russia, manuscript rates at left, “Portland Me. Am. Pkt. Mar. 23, 1861” and London backstamps, opening tears on three sides, still Fine, scarce cover from the Pierce correspondence, ex Gibson and Neinken

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1c Blue, Ty. V, Plate Proof on India (Scott 24P3). Position 91R9 with large bottom left corner sheet margins, large at right, slightly in at top, beautiful dark shade, slight creases and small thins as virtually always, Fine appearance, a rare proof and very desirable corner-margin example

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1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Two singles, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) and tied by “Jefferson City Mo. Sep. 18” circular datestamp on buff cover to The Hague, Netherlands, red “New-York Br. Pkt. Sep. 28” circular datestamp, manuscript due markings, London and receiving backstamps, cover with surface scuffs, otherwise Very Fine, scarce use, ex Neinken

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1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Position 85-86L8, horizontal pair, tied by blue “Balto. Paid” double-circle handstamps on folded outer wrapper of circular to Amsterdam, red French transit datestamp (Oct. 8, 1860), manuscript due rate, triangular receiving backstamp, left stamp small tear at lower left, right stamp pulled perf at bottom, otherwise Very Fine and colorful, ex Neinken

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1c Blue, Ty. V/Va/Va (Scott 24). Positions 57/67/77L5, vertical strip of three, combination of Types V/Va/Va, F/C/D Reliefs, wide margins at sides and rich color, tied by light strikes of “Auburn Cal. Nov. 2, 1860” double-circle datestamp with clearer strike at left on cover to Santa Rosa Cal., receipt docketing at top left, minor paper wrinkling in middle stamp and couple top flap tears, Very Fine, a scarce Plate 5 strip on cover with a combination of types used entirely within California, there are only two places on Plate 5 that can produce this combination in this order, ex Neinken and signed Ashbrook

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1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Horizontal pair, possibly from Plate 8, tied by “New Orleans La. Sep. 5, 1860” circular datestamp on folded printed circular to Genoa, Italy, printed “Printed Circular Per first steamer from New York” at upper left, neat due handstamp, horizontal file fold well away from stamps, Very Fine, 1857 Issue circular rate covers are seldom addressed to Italy, ex Neinken

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1c Blue, Ty. V-V-Va (Scott 24). Positions 35-37L5, horizontal strip of three with combination of Types V-V-Va, rich color and nicely balanced margins, tied by two strikes of “Jewett City Ct. Dec. 28” circular datestamp on cover to the Selectmen of Preston Ct., Very Fine, a rare combination type strip from Plate 5, a few off-cover combination strips are known with the Jewett City datestamp and probably originated from this correspondence, ex Neinken

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1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Two singles, used with horizontal pair of 10c Green, Ty. V (35) and two horizontal pairs of 12c Black, Plate 3 (36B), tied by grid cancels and “Niagara Falls N.Y. Aug. 20” circular datestamp on orange 1860 cover to Geneva, Switzerland, red manuscript “24” credit and additional German credits, boxed “Aachen Franco” handstamp, transit and receiving backstamps, a few stamps with tiny tears, still Very Fine, a colorful and rare franking to pay double the 35c rate to Switzerland via Prussian Closed Mail, ex Neinken

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1c Blue, Ty. V-Va-Va (Scott 24). Positions 58-60L5, horizontal strip of three with combination of Types V-Va-Va, straddle-pane margin at right, dark color, two strikes of town datestamp, faint vertical crease in left stamp, appears Fine, ex Neinken

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1c Blue, Ty. V (Scott 24). Two singles, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26) and two 10c Green, Ty. V (35), tied by red grids on buff cover to Locarno, Switzerland, red “New-York Br. Pkt. Apr. 10” datestamp, transit and receiving backstamps, the 5c Brick Red (27) added in place of 10c stamp, right 1c torn at top right, otherwise Very Fine, colorful use, the proper rate is 35c via Prussian Closed Mail, ex Neinken, with 1975 P.F. certificate as “genuine”

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1c Blue, Ty. V-V-Va (Scott 24). Positions 25-27L5, horizontal strip of three with combination of Types V-V-Va, nicely centered, blue Louisville Ky. datestamp, largely separated and rejoined with hinges, faint corner crease on left stamp, Fine-Very Fine, a rare Plate 5 type combination, ex Neinken

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1c Blue, Ty. V-Va-Va (Scott 24). Positions 16-18L5, horizontal strip of three with combination of Types V-Va-Va, deep rich color, light town datestamp, tiny tear in right stamp and center stamp with band that dips dark but does not appear to have any paper fiber disturbance, Very Fine appearing and rare combination type strip from Plate 5, ex Neinken

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1c Blue, Ty. Va/Va/V (Scott 24). Positions 28/38/48L5, vertical strip of three with combination of Types Va, Va and V, respectively, bottom stamp has curl on shoulder, deep rich color, attractive margins, two bold strikes of “New-York Jul. 20” circular datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, a rare Plate 5 vertical strip with a combination of types, ex Neinken

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1c Blue, Ty. V-Va-Va (24). Positions 66-68L5, horizontal strip of three with combination of Types V, Va and Va, left stamp shows prominent side scratches on C Relief, disturbed original gum, middle stamp h.r., rich color and choice centering, some perf separations and right stamp bit heavy crease EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING TYPE V-Va-Va COMBINATION STRIP FROM THE LEFT PANE OF PLATE FIVE. ONE OF THE TRULY RARE — AND UNDER-APPRECIATED — COMBINATION MULTIPLES FROM THE CLASSIC PERIOD. The transition from Type Va to Type V occurred from right to left, between the sixth and seventh vertical rows in the left pane of Plate 5. Original-gum multiples showing the Type V-Va combination are exceedingly rare. Ex Neinken. Scott Retail $2,150.00 as singles

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1c Blue, Ty. Va (Scott 24). Positions 47R5 and 22-23R5, single and horizontal pair, middle stamp showing the prominent curl in “E” of “Postage” varitety, tied by two strikes of blue “Petersburg Va. Sep. 13 (1858)” circular datestamp on cover to Kirkwood N.Y. with druggist’s embossed seal on top flap, original contents datelined Sep. 12, 1858, overall toning and middle stamp small stained spot, appears Fine, ex Neinken and signed Ashbrook

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