Price of US Stamp Scott 70: 1861 24c George Washington National Bank Note. Page 12

24c Red Lilac (Scott 70). Choice margins and wonderfully well-centered, beautiful deep rich color, bold blue segmented bars cancel of Chicago, Extremely Fine, very pretty used single, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 205

1861, 24¢ steel blue (70b), eye catching bold red grid cancellation, incredibly attractive example of this desirable color shade, with an outrageously attractive postmark, among the most appealing steel blues you’ll ever see; two light diagonal creases and reperforated at left, otherwise Very Fine, 2013 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $940. Estimate value $400 – 600.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2013, Sale 640, Lot 99

1862, 24¢ red lilac (70), horizontal pair, beautiful blue target cancellations, extremely fresh and choice multiple with impressive color, a pretty piece, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $575. Estimate price $300 – 400.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2013, Sale 640, Lot 98

24c Red Lilac (Scott 70). Intense shade and proof-like impression on bright paper, face-free large Boston “Paid” grid cancel, well-proportioned margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, a pretty stamp, with 1996 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3478

24c Red Lilac (Scott 70). Balanced margins and beautifully centered, light town cancel, strong color, Extremely Fine, with 2013 .P.S.E. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3479

24c Red Lilac (Scott 70). Superbly centered with perfs well clear of design all around, intense shade with strong purplish hue, red grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ price $850.00), we would have graded this 95, and we are confident collectors will bid on it as if it were a 95 (for reference the SMQ would be $4,900.00 as a used 95)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3476

24c Red Lilac (Scott 70). Wide margins and almost perfectly centered, marvelous color complemented by a pretty blue segmented cork cancel (probably Chicago), Extremely Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3477

24c Steel Blue (Scott 70b). Rich color in the true Steel Blue shade, neat strike of San Francisco cogwheel cancel, well-balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1861 STEEL BLUE WITH CLEAR STRIKE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO COGWHEEL CANCEL. With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ price $2,400.00). Only one has graded higher (at 95)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3481

24c Violet, Thin Paper (Scott 70c). Intense color and proof-like impression, unobtrusive cancel, Very Fine, an attractive stamp, with 1985 and 2009 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3482

24c Steel Blue (Scott 70b). Virtually full original gum, crisp shade and sharp impression, light gum creases and tiny eroded pin-point spot top left, some minor discoloration around the hardly visible hole A FRESH AND EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 24-CENT STEEL BLUE. Despite this stamp’s small unobtrusive flaws, it should draw considerable attention, inasmuch as original-gum examples of the 24c 1861 Steel Blue are exceedingly rare.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3480

24c Violet, Thin Paper (Scott 70c). Attractively centered, great depth of color in the “Cincinnati Violet” shade with appropriate blue grid cancel and circular datestamp applied at Cincinnati, few minor perf flaws, otherwise Very Fine, scarce

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3483

24c Lilac, Specimen Ovpt. Ty. A. (70S-A). Wide margins with interpane centerline margin at right, ms. “Issued 1861” on back, Extremely Fine and undoubtedly the finest example of this rare Specimen 1861 stamp extant, with 1953 P.F. certificate identifying the stamp as Lilac — Lilac is not a Scott-listed shade of No. 70, this appears to be No. 78 Lilac, perhaps there was confusion at the time this Specimen was listed, we are following the current Scott Catalogue, but we recommend the editors change the listing to No. 78S

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3279

70a, 1862 24c Brown lilac,radiant red cancel against dazzling stamp impression, exceptionally well centered, Extremely Fine, 2010 PSE certificate (Scott price $315)

H.R. Harmer, Nov 2013, Sale 3004, Lot 1061

70, 1862 24c Red lilac, centrally struck New York geometric cancel (S-E-GE-H8), fresh and Fine; 2012 PF certificate (Scott 4275)

H.R. Harmer, Nov 2013, Sale 3004, Lot 1060

70c, 1861 24c Violet, regummed over repaired vertical crease / tear, short perfs at top (not mentioned on certificate), VG, an affordable example of this rarity being the only unused graded stamp of this issue ever recorded by PSE, 2013 PSE Graded Fr-G 20 Certificate (Scott price $13,500 for no gum)

H.R. Harmer, Nov 2013, Sale 3004, Lot 1063