US Stamps Prices Scott 71: 1861 30c Benjamin Franklin National Bank Note. Page 6

o U.S.; General Issues, 1861, 30¢ orange, #71. Cogwheel and red cancel, short perf, very well centered, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $200. Estimate value $80.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Oct 2012, Sale 95, Lot 175

1861, 30¢ orange (Scott 71), exceptional example with bold color, much more intense than normally found, tied on piece by fancy black killer cancellation, along with nice red “New York, Jul 19” cds, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 1983 P.F. certificate. Scott $235. Estimate price $150 – 200.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2012, Sale 632, Lot 990

1861, 30¢ orange (Scott 71), premium example, vibrant rich shade, a flawless stamp, neat black cancellation, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott $200. Estimate price $150 – 200.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2012, Sale 632, Lot 991

P 1861, 30¢ orange, plate proof on India (71P3), bottom imprint and plate number block of twelve on card, a bit close at lower left, F.-V.F. Scott value $1,700

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 346, Lot 703

1861, 30¢ orange (71), wonderfully fresh and exceptionally well centered with marvelous color and full, lightly hinged original gum; a choice, Extremely Fine Gem. Scott $2,600 A TRULY EXQUISITE MINT 30¢ 1861, A PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT VALUE TO FIND THIS WELL CENTERED, ESPECIALLY WITH CHOICE COLOR AND FULL ORIGINAL GUM. Expertization: 1986 & 2003 PF Certificates. Provenance: “Scarsdale”, Hoffman. Even the Scott Catalogue acknowledges that this stamp normally comes “with small margins, especially at the sides.”.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 345, Lot 100

Scott #71, 30c Orange, well centered single cancelled by a blue Cross in circle, bright color, very fine; a most attractive stamp; 2011 PF certificate.

Spink Shreves Galleries, Jul 2012, Sale 140, Lot 117

30c Orange (71). Block of four, unused (no gum), vibrant color, pink backstamps just show thru VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE UNUSED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 30-CENT 1861 ISSUE. Scott Retail as no gum singles

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2012, Sale 1025, Lot 111

30c Orange (71). Perfectly centered with Jumbo margins, vivid color and impression as fresh as the day it was printed, bright paper, bold strike of quartered cork cancel EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 30-CENT ORANGE IN EXISTENCE. THIS PHENOMENAL STAMP, WITH JUMBO MARGINS, GORGEOUS COLOR AND A CLEAR CANCEL, HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E. — THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE. The 30c is known used very early after the series was issued, the earliest documented use is August 20, 1861. The narrowly-spaced 30c 1861 plate left very little room for the 12-gauge perforations between stamps. Brookman notes “coupled with the fact it is very hard to find a well-centered copy, this color, which always cancels badly, makes a truly superb used copy almost a rarity. I consider it the most difficult stamp of the 1861 Series to obtain in choice used condition”. Scott Catalogue also acknowledges the difficulty of obtaining this issue in better condition, stating “Values for No. 71 are for examples with small margins, especially at sides. Large-margined examples sell for much more”. Ex Filstrup, Koppersmith and Hinrichs. With 1986 and 2004 P.F. certificates. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ value $5,550.00 as 98). This is the highest grade awarded to date, and it is the only example to achieve this grade.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2012, Sale 1024, Lot 120

o U.S.; General Issues, 1861, 30¢ orange, #71. Blue target cancel, Very Fine. Scott $200. Estimate value $100.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, May 2012, Sale 93, Lot 264

30c Orange (Scott 71). Block of four, original gum, h.r., vivid color and impression, top stamps light horizontal crease is barely noticeable, few trivial toned spots on back FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE. A BLOCK OF FOUR IS THE LARGEST RECORDED UNUSED MULTIPLE. Probably 15 to 20 unused blocks of four are known. The two blocks from the Zoellner and Whitman collections originally formed a block of eight.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2012, Sale 1021, Lot 221

30c Orange (71). Bottom imprint and plate no. 7 strip of four, unused (no gum), bright color as fresh as the day it was printed, left stamp trivial natural inclusion on Franklin’s nose, right stamp and selvage trivial natural pre-printing paperfold FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF FOUR OF THE 30-CENT 1861 ISSUE. NO FULL PLATE BLOCK OF THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN, AND THIS IS ONE OF ONLY TWO MULTIPLES SHOWING THE FULL IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER. Plate 7 was the only plate used to print the 30c 1861 Issue. The Chapin census lists a bottom imprint and plate number strip of eight, ex Colonel Green, with original gum. It is described in the 1946 Green sale as “off center and several gum stains”. It is unusual as a strip of eight, because only four stamps are necessary to show the full imprint and plate number. That is the only example listed in the census. The strip offered here, with bright color and essentially sound, is a phenomenal rarity and should be added to the census. Listed but unpriced in Scott as an imprint and plate number strip of four

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2012, Sale 1021, Lot 220

30c Orange (Scott 71). Unused (no gum), vivid color on bright paper, fresh and Very Good

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2012, Sale 1021, Lot 219

o 1861, 30¢ orange (71), virtually perfectly centered with fresh, full color and a neat circle-of-wedges cancel, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott $200 Expertization: 2007 PSE Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2012, Sale 340, Lot 174

() 1861, 30¢ orange (71), exceptionally fresh and beautifully centered with lovely pastel color, unused without gum, Extremely Fine and choice. Scott value $1,000 Expertization: 2000 PF Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2012, Sale 340, Lot 173

o U.S.; General Issues, 1861, 30¢ Orange, Pair, #71. Black cork cancels, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $450. Estimate $150-180.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2012, Sale 92, Lot 873