US Stamp Values Scott 5A: 1851 1c Benjamin Franklin. Page 1

USA (Scott 5A) 1851 FRANKLIN 1¢ BLUE TYPE Ib Position 9R1E. Genuine with blue town cancel. Nice large copy, very fine. (2014 PSAG Cert #0567312) Cat $9300.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 48

USA (Scott 5A) 1851 FRANKLIN 1¢ BLUE TYPE Ib Position 5R1E. Genuine, sound, used with horizontal pen cancels. Very fine. (Copies of 1977 & 1986 PF Certs for original pair) Cat $4500.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 49

USA (Scott 5A) 1851 FRANKLIN 1¢ BLUE TYPE Ib Genuine, black ‘PAID’ and red cancels. Lightly creased and small hinge thin, fine appearance for this tough issue. (1997 APS Cert #108742) Cat $9000.

Regency-Superior, Aug 2015, Sale 112, Lot 50

1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (Scott 5A), position 8R1E, attractive scarce (on this stamp) red circular grid cancel, clear to very large margins, excellent example of the type and this position is considered to be one of the two best showing the type 1b; two horizontal creases at bottom and a tiny corner margin crease at top left, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex-Hansen, with 2009 and 1974 P.F. certificates. Scott $14,000. Estimate $4,000 – 6,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2115

1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (Scott 5A), position 3R1E, light circular grid cancels, attractive Plate 1 early shade and quite eye catching, large margins all around except just touches at top left, sheet margin at top; small light creases at lower right and tiny thin speck in right margin (not noted on accompanying certificate otherwise, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex-Wagshal, with 1975 P.F. certificate. Scott $9,000. Estimate $4,000 – 6,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2116

1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (Scott 5A), position 4R1E, neat double oval Utica NY town cancel, clear to just touching margins, complete design at top and almost complete design at bottom; small scrape above “S” of “US” and tiny inclusion drop out at top right, otherwise Fine, ex-Rybolt, with 1991 P.F. certificate which only mentions the scrape above “S”. Scott $9,000. Estimate $4,000 – 6,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2117

1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (Scott 5A), position 6R1E, manuscript cancel, large margins including sheet margin at top except just into at top left; small scissors cut at bottom right, light toning and light creases, otherwise Fine. Scott $7,500. Estimate $1,500 – 2,000 Position 6R1e is considered to be one of the two best positions to show type 1b .

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2118

1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (Scott 5A), horizontal pair, positions 8-9R1E, light manuscript cancels, large top margin, touches at top left and at right, into at bottom; small tears and thins, Very Good, scarce and seldom seen pair, with 2012 Weiss certificate. Scott $12,000. Estimate $2,000 – 3,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2119

United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 1c blue, type Ib, pos.8R1E, unused without gum, usual margins touching at left and bottom, bright color, a fine example of this extremely rare unused stamp, with 1976, 1988 and 2015 PFCs. Type Ib was produced only as imperforate issue and less than five unused examples have been recorded to date

Cherrystone Auctions, Jul 2015, Sale 201507, Lot 2005

5A, 1851 1c Blue, Type Ib,wide side margins, slightly cut in at top and bottom, still mostly complete type characteristics, from position 6R1E, which Scott notes as one of the two best examples, lovely complementing blue “Philadelphia” postmarks, small closed tear at top, Fine centering, 2012 PF certificate (Scott price $14,300)

H.R. Harmer, Jun 2015, Sale 3007, Lot 3095

1c Blue, Ty. Ib (Scott 5A). Position 9R1E, ample margins to just touched at bottom, beautiful Plate 1 Early shade, lightly cancelled by black circular datestamp VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE Ib. Type Ib comes from only six positions on Plate 1E: Positions 3-6, 8 and 9R1E.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 11

1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 5R1E, based on our familiarity with Plate 1 Early singles and multiples with original gum, we are confident that the gum on this stamp is original — it is described on 1988 and 1989 P.F. certificates as regummed and as original gum on 2000 P.S.E. certificate — large margins to in at top including part of adjoining stamp at left, crisp early shade and impression A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE Ib IMPERFORATE. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL UNITED STATES CLASSICS TO OBTAIN IN UNUSED CONDITION. Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp. Six positions on Plate 1 Early furnished stamps qualifying as Type Ib–Positions 3-6R and 8-9R–distinguished by the complete design at top and nearly complete design at bottom. When first entered on the plate, these six positions (as well as 7R1E) had the complete design at top and bottom. However, unlike 7R, small portions of the bottoms were burnished away. A thorough search of past auctions and our own extensive records produced a result that surprised us. The unique block of eight from Plate 1E contains Position 7R1E (Scott 5) and five Type Ib stamps (with faults). The famous ex-Waterhouse copy of Position 7R1E is joined with a pair of Type Ib stamps (this unused unit is currently owned by William H. Gross). The multiples, containing a total of seven Type Ib stamps, really do not fit the needs of collectors who want a single unused example of Scott 5A. We located only four other unused singles, and we were surprised at the conspicuous absence of any unused Scott 5A stamps in major name sales, including Wagshal. The last we offered was in our 2008 Hoffman sale. With 1988 and 1989 P.F. certificates as regummed. With 2000 P.S.E. certificate as original gum. Scott Retail $12,000.00 as no gum and $32,500.00 with original gum.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 10

1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib. Position 8R1E, town cancels, clear to mostly large margins encompassing design, strong bright plate one early color; light creases and filled thinning in upper right margin, Extremely Fine appearance, an attractive example of this very scarce 1851 1¢ type. Scott No. 5A; $14,000. Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp. Only six positions on Plate 1 Early are Type Ib: Positions 3-6R and 8-9R. Type Ib is distinguished by showing complete design at top and nearly complete design at bottom. All Type Ib stamps are very scarce, and the two best examples (8R offered here and 6R) are rare.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1910

o 1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (5A), position 4-5R1E, horizontal pair, margins clear to barely touching at top but large enough to show the position dots in the top margins and to fully display the partial ball and plume ornaments at the bottom. Pretty light blue plate 1 early shade and neat manuscript cancel. Very Fine. Scott value $20,000 AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE MULTIPLE OF THE TYPE IB WHICH CAN COME FROM ONLY FOUR LOCATIONS ON THE EARLY STATE OF PLATE 1. Expertization: 1977 and 1986 P.F. Certificates. Provenance: Grunin.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 21

Scott #5A, 1c Blue, Ty. Ib, position 4R1E, a remarkably handsome example of this scarce type that only comes from the top row of plate 1, showing the full design characteristics at top which identify this type, large margins at sides as well, just in at bottom, bright and exceptionally pretty shade of blue that is found in the early state of this plate, and set on fresh white paper, black grid cancel, very fine for this and a desirable example of this scarce stamp; 1988 PF certificate.

Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2015, Sale 150, Lot 20