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I am a new member to this community and to collecting stamps. I would appreciate your help identifying and valuing these two stamps. I received two old stamp albums. The more I look at these old stamps, the more I like them. Thank you for your help.
@juan My apologies for not responding sooner, at the time of your Post I was preparing for retirement. Therefore, I was a tad preoccupied.
The first stamp presented upon the image of your Post is as follows:
US Scott # 26 Type III, Dull Red, Unwatermarked, Perforation 15.5, Issued September 15th, 1857, printed by Toppan, Carpenter & Company. CV $10 used, but your example shows some condition issues which will affects its value (I’d estimate it at 60% CV).
Why I believe it to be US Scott 26 is due to the vertical frame lines which appear to run continuously, as well as the absence of horizontal frame lines at the top and bottom of the stamp. See the enhanced images of the upper left and lower right corners of your stamp showing these vertical frame lines…
This stamp could possibly come from either Plates 9, 12-28 utilized during their printing process.
As for your second stamp…
Since I do not see any indications of a Grill, I believe it to be…
US Scott # 65, Rose, Unwatermarked, Perforation 12, Issued August 19th, 1861, printed by National Bank Note Company. CV $3 used, but your example shows a severe condition issues, especially the tear at the lower right corner (I’d estimate this to be more of a Space Filler, or at 10% CV).
I hope the above proves helpful to you query.
Jan M. Blaha
APS# 238933
@jblaha Thank you very much this information, Jan. I hope your retirement is going very well!
