US Stamps Prices Scott 63: 1861 1c Benjamin Franklin National Bank Note. Page 8

(Carrier Rates) 1¢ Blue on 3¢ Entires. Singles used for 1¢ carrier fee on three 3¢ pink entires comprising: 3¢ pink U34 entire and 1¢ cancelled by circular open grids, “Philadelphia Pa. Dec 6 1861” cds to Boston Mass., 3¢ pink U34 entire and 1¢ tied by “Philadelphia Pa Apr 12 1863” cds to Saint Paul Minn., and 3¢ pink U35 buff entire and 1¢ tied by “Paid” framed cancel and red partial Boston Mass. cds to Baltimore Md.; couple small flaws, F.-V.F. Scott No. 63; Estimate price $200 – 300.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1786

Philadelphia Pa. Aug 23 1861. Octagonal datestamp on 3¢ pink (U35) buff entire bearing 1¢ blue (63) tied by matching circular grid cancel to Parkersville Pa., manuscript 1861 docketing at top, Very Fine and early use, ex-Christian, James E. Lee. Scott No. 63; Estimate value $500 – 750. Illustrated and discussed in Donald Evans, The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-67, pg. 154, fig. 9-5. Both the stamp and stamped envelope are from the new issues, and this cover was used during the six day exchange period. At Philadelphia, the envelopes were put on sale August 8, 1861 and postage stamps were available on August 19, with a six-day exchange period following. This cover was mailed only two days after the earliest documented use on Aug. 21st 1861.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1665

(Carrier Usages) 1¢ Blue. Group of 27 covers with mostly #63, 65 frankings prepaying the 1¢ carrier fee to the mails plus 3¢ postage, variety of towns represented including Philadelphia, New-York City, Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, one from Port Royal with illegal attempt to prepay the carrier delivery fee in Philadelphia, etc.; some faults, F.-V.F. Scott No. 63; Estimate price $750 – 1,000.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1787

(Advertising Covers) 1¢ Blue. Group of 19 covers including some cameos, illustrated and blind embossed, 1865 Philadelphia “Franklin Fire Insurance Co.” blue cameo, Charles B. Norton Library agent illustrated shaded ad cover and 1863 Grehore & Rodgers Chairs blue cameo carrier covers, Merchants Union Express Company use from Aurora Ill. with 1¢ blue #63 strip of three, Taylor’s International Hotel & Saloons of New York blue cameo, etc. Scott No. 63; Estimate value $500 – 750.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1784

Philadelphia Pa Aug 21 1861. Octagonal datestamp on light buff cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) and 3¢ rose (65), each cancelled by matching circled grid cancels on Morton correspondence cover to Academia Pa., prepaid 1¢ carrier to the mail carrier fee plus 3¢ domestic letter rate, original 1861 enclosure included, manuscript verse at left; cover and 3¢ faulty, Fine, Discussed in Don L. Evans, The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-67 on pages 153-154., ex-Unicover Museum, Evans, “Aristocrat”. Scott No. 63; Estimate price $1,500 – 2,000. THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USE OF THE 1¢ 1861 ISSUE, ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED COVERS USED ON AUGUST 21ST 1861.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1663

(Auxiliary Markings) 1861, 1¢ blue. Group of 12 covers with various Due, Held for Postage, Forwarded, Returned to Writer, Missent and Free handstamps, better includes 1863 Philadelphia use with #63 tied by U.S. Penny Mail carrier cds to Member of Congress with “Free” handstamp covering postage; Louisville drop use with #63 tied by circle of wedges forwarded out of town with ms. “Due 3” rating, Boston Mass. double weight drop letter with #63 (2) and blue crayon “4” due rating (2¢ due plus 2¢ penalty), etc., F.-V.F. Scott No. 63; Estimate value $500 – 750. (Image1)

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1785

Philadelphia Pa Aug 21 1861. Octagon datestamp on cover bearing 1¢ blue (63) and 3¢ rose (65), each tied by matching circular grid cancellations on Morton correspondence cover to Academia Pa., prepaid 1¢ carrier to the mail carrier fee plus 3¢ domestic letter rate; some manuscript doodling; 3¢ faulty and with tying extra manuscript, Fine, ex-Fisher, Evans, “Aristocrat”. Scott No. 63; Estimate $1,000 – 1,500. THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USE OF THE 1¢ 1861 ISSUE, ONE OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED COVERS USED ON AUGUST 21ST 1861. There are five recorded usages of the 1861 1¢ blue on August 21, 1861 used from Philadelphia Pa. and Pittsburg Pa. This cover was discussed in Don L. Evans, The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-67 on pages 153-154.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1664

New-York, 3 Jan. Cds ties 1¢ blue (63) on 3¢ pink (U36) blue postal letter sheet to Albany, N.Y., 1¢ prepaid the carrier fee to the mails plus 3¢ postage, letter datelined Jan. 2nd, docketed as received Jan. 4th, Very Fine. Scott No. 63; Estimate price $500 – 750. A RARE NEW YORK CARRIER USE OF THE 3¢ U36 LETTERSHEET.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1656

Baltimore Md. Aug 3. Bold strike of blue cds and matching open circular grids tie 1¢ blue (63) vertical pair on cover to local street address at the 2¢ local carrier rate; reduced slightly at right, Very Fine, ex-Knapp; lot label affixed at lower left. Scott No. 63; Estimate price $300 – 400. This style of town cancel was used during the period 2/10/1857 to 12/16/1863 (Norona, Type 26, page 230).

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1650

(Plate Numbers) 1¢ Blue. Bottom selvage single with plate no. 27 and imprint, used with 2¢ black (73), tiny flaws, tied by “Saint Albans Vt, Feb 27 ’64” duplex on cover to Georgia Center Vt.; reduced slightly at right, small stain, F.-V.F. Scott No. 63; Estimate value $150 – 200.

Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1530

1861, 1¢ blue, imperf horizontally (63d), bottom margin single with part imprint and plate no. 10, huge margins at top leaves no doubt about being imperforate horizontally, tied on local usage orange cover by blue “Chicago Ills” double circle postmark and grid cancel, blue oval “Half/hour Drop letter delivery, and Chicago receiver on reverse, cover reduced slightly at right, small punch hole at left, stamp with trivial corner crease, still Very Fine. Estimate 10,000 – 15,000 IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY VARIETY. Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate. Provenance: Ishikawa, Drucker Family. A pair imperf between is mentioned by Brookman and listed by Scott as well, but no one has ever presented evidence of the existence of such a pair. illustrated in Don Evans book The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-1867 and an introduction to the postal history of the period page 35.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 57

o 1861, 1¢ blue, printed on both sides (63e), fully inked impression of portions of two stamps printed on reverse, inverted in relation to the front, cork cancel, few nibbed or irregular perforations, tiny pinholes at top and bottom. Fine and spectacular appearance. Scott $50,000 A FRESH AND STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THIS MOST DRAMATIC PRINTING VARIETY, OF WHICH ONLY ONE OTHER, ITS VIRTUAL TWIN, IS KNOWN. Expertization: 1996. 2009 P.F. Certificates. Provenance: Philipp, Clark, Isleham, Donaldson, Cunliffe, Natalee Grace. The other example was sold in a Bennett (Heritage) auction, HA sale 1111, December 2009. It came from a longtime collector of rare used U.S. who had owned his for decades. Both stamps feature identical centering,identical printing on reverse, the same tiny pinholes, and had, most likely, originally been a pair.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 58

1c Blue (63). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 9 block of 12, each stamp dot in “U” variety, deep rich color, well-centered, fresh and intact VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN INCALCULABLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE ONE-CENT 1861 ISSUE. ONLY EIGHT FULL IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER MULTIPLES ARE RECORDED AND THIS IS LIKELY THE ONLY ONE IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION. The Chapin census, updated by Don Evans in his book The United States 1c Franklin, 1861-67, records only eight full plate number and imprint multiples, from Plates 9, 10 and 27. Two are recorded from Plate 9, both as larger multiples than the block of 12 offered here and the hinged block of 12 we have sold twice in recent years (most recently in 2007). This block comes from the ex-Lilly sheet of 98 (which was missing two stamps when we sold the Lilly sheets in Sale 321). It is likely that the other Plate 9 block of 12 was also reduced from one of the Chapin-listed larger multiples. We have handled three other Scott 63 plate blocks in recent years, and all were hinged. The block offered here is most likely the only Mint N.H. plate block of the 1c 1861 Issue in existence. Ex Lilly. With 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Unlisted in Scott as a Mint N.H. plate block.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1092, Lot 1052

1c Blue (63). Mint N.H., bright color, almost perfectly centered, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as hinged

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1092, Lot 1051

1861, 1¢ blue (Scott 63), o.g., previously hinged, fabulous rich shade, a premium quality well centered stamp with lots of eye appeal, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 2014 P.S.A.G. certificate graded 85. Scott Stamp Values $400 in the grade of VF-XF-85. Scott $300. Estimate price $300 – 400.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2015, Sale 663, Lot 1288