US Stamp Price Scott 38: 1860 30c Benjamin Franklin. Page 1

1860, 30¢ orange (Scott 38), disturbed o.g., choice centering and iridescent color, a very desirable high quality stamp, Very Fine, with 1973 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,150. Estimate value $1,000 – 1,500.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2221

1860, 30¢ orange (Scott 38), o.g., previously hinged, handsome example with lively rich color and clearly etched impression, scarce like this, Fine, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $2,150. Estimate price $750 – 1,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2222

1860, 30¢ orange (Scott 38), part o.g., wonderful deep color, a completely sound and affordable 30 cent Franklin, Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate for pair which it came, left stamp from pair. Scott $2,150. Estimate price $500 – 750.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2223

1860, 30¢ orange (Scott 38), neat strikes of two different red cancellations, choice well centered example with outstanding color, a very desirable stamp, Extremely Fine. Scott $475. Estimate value $350 – 500.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2015, Sale 672, Lot 2224

30c Orange (Scott 38). Brilliant color, bold strike of large Boston “Paid” grid cancel at right and trace of red transit cancel at bottom left, short perf at right is barely noticeable due to placement of the cancel, Very Fine appearance, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ value $475.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 1107, Lot 101

United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 30c orange, small h.r., bright color, usual centering, tiny natural inclusion, fine, with 2015 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Jul 2015, Sale 201507, Lot 2031

United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 30c orange, unused with original gum, l.h., well centered and bright color, tiny tear and diagonal crease, otherwise a fine example of this rare mint stamp, with 2004 PSE cert.

Cherrystone Auctions, Jul 2015, Sale 201507, Lot 26

30c Orange (38). Radiant color, tiny corner crease at bottom right, tied by red grid cancel, matching “New York Paid 24 Jul. 3” (1861) credit datestamp on blue on yellow “Why don’t you take it?”, Winfield Scott, Jefferson Davis and Washington D.C. Cartoon Patriotic cover to Paris, France, double 15c treaty rate, sender’s directive “Steamer Africa'”, red boxed “P.D.” handstamp, transit and receiving datestamps, opened for display of all markings, trivial wear VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE DOUBLE-RATE USE OF 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE ON A CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC COVER TO FRANCE. THE CARTOON DEPICTS WINFIELD SCOTT AS A BULLDOG DEFENDING WASHINGTON D.C. FROM JEFFERSON DAVIS AS A DOG WITH HIS TAIL BETWEEN HIS LEGS. The 1857 issue was demonetized soon after this cover was mailed. Very few Civil War patriotic covers to foreign destinations are known with the 30c 1860 stamp, including those from the Angell correspondence. The cartoon and other similar representations were created early in the war when General Winfield Scott commanded U.S. forces protecting the nation’s capital from the threat of Confederate invasion. It depicts General Scott as a bulldog wearing Scott’s military hat and Jefferson Davis as a frightened dog dressed in a Confederate flag and wearing a plantation owner’s hat. Scott dares Davis, “Why Don’t You Take It?”, with Washington D.C. shown as a prime rib cut of meat between them. In April 1861 the isolated U.S. capital was exposed to invasion until sufficient U.S. forces arrived and secured the surrounding region. Ex Myers.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2558

30c Orange (Scott 38). Scissors-separated with intact perfs at left and with perfs on two sides trimmed, used with 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (26), tied together by “New Orleans La. 7 Feb.” (1861) circular datestamp on 1861 mourning cover addressed to Midshipman Hilary Cenas U.S.N., on board the U.S. Frigate Congress, in care of the U.S. Consul at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, red “New York Br. Pkt. Paid Feb. 13” and receiving backstamps, magenta manuscript “40” credit, London transit datestamp (Feb. 25), bold strike of blue-green “U.S. Naval Agent’s Office, Rio De Janeiro” handstamp, neat docketing at top left indicates Feb. 3 origin date and Apr. 15 (?) receipt date VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING CONFEDERATE STATE USE OF UNITED STATES STAMPS AND A VERY RARE NAVY AGENT FORWARDER MARKING. According to the docketing at the top of this cover, the letter was written on February 3, 1861, during Louisiana’s Independent Statehood period and one day prior to joining the Confederate States. The February 7 New Orleans postmark indicates Confederate use of United States postage. The addressee, Louisiana-born Hilary Cenas, was at this time a midshipman in the United States Navy, serving on the U.S. Frigate Congress. He resigned from the U.S. Navy and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Confederate States Navy on December 24, 1861. He served on the C.S. steam ram Arkansas in 1862, the C.S.S. Gaines in 1862-63, special service abroad in 1863-64 and in the Battery Semmes, James River, in 1864. Lt. Cenas was ordered by the C.S. Navy Department to travel secretly to England in 1863 via Nassau or Bermuda. The U.S. Frigate Congress served in the Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the first year of the war. In March 1862 the Congress was destroyed in the Battle of Hampton Roads. According to NavSource Online: “[The Congress was] attacked by the Confederate ironclad, CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) and five other small ships. After exchanging broadsides with Virginia, Congress slipped her moorings and ran aground in shallow water. The ironclad and her consorts attacked from a distance and inflicted great damage on the ship, killing 120, including the commanding officer. Ablaze in several places and unable to bring guns to bear on the enemy, Congress was forced to strike her colors. Heavy shore batteries prevented Virginia from taking possession, instead she fired several rounds of hot shot and incendiary causing Congress to burn to the water’s edge, and her magazine to explode.” Ex Turner, Grunin and “Sevenoaks”. Illustrated on the front cover of the third Grunin sale. With 1988 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2556

30c Orange (Scott 38). Cancelled by red grid, matching “New York Paid 18 Oct. 3” credit datestamp on 1858 blue folded cover to Barcelona, Spain, sender’s directive “P Vanderbilt” and carried aboard the famed Vanderbilt of the Vanderbilt Line, Havre transit, red boxed “P.P.” handstamp, blue “8Rs.” due handstamp, appropriate transits, faint vertical file fold well away from stamp VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND SCARCE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE COVER TO SPAIN, CARRIED BY THE VANDERBILT, WHICH WAS BUILT BY CORNELIUS VANDERBILT FOR TRANSATLANTIC PACKET SERVICE AND LATER SERVED AS A UNITED STATES NAVAL SHIP DURING THE CIVIL WAR. Built for direct competition with the British Cunard Line, the passenger mail steamship Vanderbilt was named for steamship and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. Flying the flag of the Vanderbilt European Line, she sailed until the Civil War. The Vanderbilt was then chartered to the government as a transport, but when the Confederacy unveiled the C.S.S. Virginia, Vanderbilt offered the services of his ship — which had 50 feet of iron plating forward — as a ram to destroy the ironclad. Armed with two 200-pounder, twelve 9-inch, and one 12-pounder guns, she arrived at Hampton Roads after the duel between Virginia and Monitor. She then sailed in a yearlong search for the Confederate raider Alabama, during which time she captured several blockade-runners. Ex DuPuy.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2553

30c Orange (Scott 38). Perfectly centered, perfs clear of design all around, tied by brilliant red “Boston Br. Pkt. Paid Aug. 22” circular datestamp on 1860 blue folded letter to Hong Kong, China, manuscript “6/6” British due marking indicates six-times 5c prepaid rate, British and Hong Kong backstamps, tiny bleached specks EXTREMELY FINE GEM STAMP AND VERY RARE USE TO CHINA. MAGNIFICENT QUALITY AND A MOST UNUSUAL COVER WITH THE 30-CENT 1860 STAMP TIED BY THE RED FOREIGN EXCHANGE OFFICE DATESTAMP. Illustrated in Brookman Vol. I (p. 260). Ex Grunin and Zoellner. Signed Ashbrook

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2015, Sale 1105, Lot 2554

38P3, 1860 30c Orange, Plate proof on india, four margins, Very Fine, 1983 PF certificate (Scott value $1,250)

H.R. Harmer, Jun 2015, Sale 3007, Lot 3010

1860, 30¢ orange (Scott 38), bottom margin block of 4, o.g., hinge remnants, gorgeous color, a very rare block; light gum soiling and some rejoined separations, Fine, 2007 PF certificate. Scott $14,000. Estimate value $3,500 – 5,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2015, Sale 669, Lot 2474

30c Orange (Scott 38). Original gum, lightly hinged, vivid color, Very Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 88

30c Orange (Scott 38). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, vibrant color VERY FINE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE. This block clearly demonstrates why it is so difficult to find this issue with choice centering. The narrow space between subjects on the plate makes it almost impossible for the perforations to clear the design on all four sides. With 1988 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 89