STAMPS

VF-XF

F-VF blue hstp., lt. crease

XF

VF hoiz strip of four (one block and two other strips of four are recorded), partial scissor cut on the right stamp, left pair ifd XF, ex-Cunliffe

F-VF

VF large pre-print paper fold, scarce on the high value stamps

VF horiz pair

XF big margins

VF horiz. pair, small margin tear at left, deep fresh color

XF with Nov 1862 ms cxl, very early use

VF fresh

XF horiz. pair, early printing

VF horiz pair

F fresh Warehouse & Security Co hstp

Bates Manuf Co

F horiz. pair, exp. silk paper

F-VF experimental silk paper

VF experimental silk paper, cut cancel

VF clear to huge margins

F-VF

VF

almost VF horiz strip of three

XF gem, huge margins around

XF horiz pair, light horizontal crease, fresh with radiant color and head-free ms cancel, ex-Zoellner and Curtis (cat $1800)

VF horiz. pair

F

F-VF horiz. strip of 3

VF horiz.pair

VF

F-VF

XF with enormous margins showing next stamps at both top and right

VF-XF

reconstructed horiz pair each with 2 spectacular pre-printing paper folds, which are quite scarce on higher denominations

VF-XF

VF-XF horiz. pair, fresh

F-VF

VF-XF with mostly huge margins, PSE cert

VF * full OG horiz. pair, left stamp has no evidence of a cancel, 2003 PFC notes a bit of pen cancel (on one perf) on right stamp"

VF neat hstp

VF very fresh

VF sound with fresh deep color, 1979 and 2015 PFCs

VF-XF horiz. pair

VF

F-VF

VF with tiny tear at top right, 1997 PFC cat $4500

VF neat ms cxl., fresh

VF

VF black hstp (scarce on this issue)

VF head-free cancel, fresh

F-VF horiz pair, left stamp with vertical crease, right stamp is VF