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30c Red Orange,
First Color (Scott No. 51) |
SPECIAL NOTE: There are many United States stamps that look similar to the rarities listed below. Some of the differences between expensive rarities and common stamps can be subtle, including differences in perforation, shade and size. These stamps should have certificates from a recognized expertizing committee, such as The Philatelic Foundation or P.S.E.
Our census of the 30c 1861 First Color contains a total of 30 examples, including one in the New York Public Library collection. A characteristic common to most examples of the 30c 1861 First Color is faint creasing, which in some cases is very severe and in others barely visible. The stamp illustrated above has never been described or certified with a crease, but under close scrutiny it can be detected. The diagonal crease, or bend, is so gentle it is almost invisible to the unaided eye. It is possible, that a 30c 1861 First Color stamp does not exist in condition superior to the above example.
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61-OG-01 |
61-OG-02 |
61-OG-03 HRH 1/21/1958 Mielstrup Coll. - RAS 5/2/1973, Lot 125 9026 “Genuine” |
61-UNC-04 RAS 4/11/1978 254711 “Genuine, no gum” |
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 61-UNC-07 before and after reperfing |
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61-OG-05 |
61-UNC-06 SPB 11/20/1978 “pulled perf at bottom” 2941 “Genuine” 115709 “Genuine” |
61-UNC-07 Cortlandt F. Bishop Coll. - Anderson Galleries 5/9/1938 with s.e. at R. Reperfed and sent to PF 2867 “Genuine” 15962 “Genuine” |
61-OG-08 Zoellner Coll. - RAS Sale 804, 10/9/1998, Lot 168 (“faint diagonal crease”) - $13,000 9675 “Genuine” |
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61-OG-09 |
61-OG-10 HRH 2/4/1975 46019 “Genuine, thin spot staining thru to face” |
61-OG-11 Gleysteen Coll. - Mozian 2/23/1972, Lot 105 "faint horiz. crease" DFK 1/29/1980 "Bayou" Coll. - RAS Sale 843 2/27/2002, Lot 841 - $14,500 36511 “Genuine with faint horizontal creasing” 378059 - "Genuine, faint horizontal crease at center" |
61-UNC-12 Dr. Claiborne Johnson Jr. Coll. - SPG 10/17/2003, lot 47 - $6,000 115479 “Genuine, faint internal tear and small scrape at R.” 257254 “Genuine, sealed internal tear” |
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61-OG-13 |
61-OG-14 RAS 10/6/1964 15605 “Genuine” |
61-OG-15 J. Fox 10/16/1956 “gum stained, vert. crease breaks through” 3253 “Genuine, repaired” |
61-OG-16 Lilly Coll. - RAS 2/2/1967 (as pair) SPG 10/18/2002, Lot 80 - $13,000 25270 for pair (L. stamp) 213877 “Genuine, PH, light vertical crease” |
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61-OG-17 |
61-OG-18 |
61-OG-19 Lilly Coll. - RAS 2/7/1968, Lot 58 - $1,200 1123 “Genuine” 41026 “Genuine with O.G.” |
61-OG-20 RAS 3/31/1976 “Part o.g.” 2502 “Genuine” 16981 “Genuine, Part O.G.” |
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61-OG-21 |
61-UNC-22 RAS 4/29/1981 “Traces of o.g. Hewitt Coll. - Ivy 5/26/1986, Lot 161 Lyons Coll. - SPG 1/21/2000, Lot 57 - 18,000 100614 “Genuine” |
61-OG-23 RAS 3/25/1969 “diagonal gum crease” 30744 “Genuine with crease” |
61-CAN-24 25866 “Genuine, defective, piece out at left” 278432 “Genuine, small repair at L. replacing small piece” |
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61-OG-25 |
61-UNC-26 |
61-UNC-27 111391 “Genuine with light stain” |
61-OG-28 238363 “Genuine, PH, vertical crease ending in tears” |
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61-UNC-29 275260 “Genuine, regummed, tiny thin at T.R. & small corner crease at B.R.” |
61-OG-30 Miller Coll., NYPL |
