Scott #219 Blue [1890 1c blue / ultramarine Franklin] Mint, lightly hinged, with F-VF centering. The blue color, not the ultramarine color. Scott does not "number" these colors, but the ultramarine really should have a number in my opinion; and they do in many other countries where there are such differences. An attractive example. (Scott 2022 $20.00.)
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13.00
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245919
Scott #219 Ultramarine [1890 1c blue / ultramarine Franklin] Mint, hinge remnant, with F-VF+ centering, but tiny thin speck. The ultramarine color, not the blue color. Scott does not "number" these colors, but the ultramarine really should have a number in my opinion; and they do in many other countries where there are such differences. Attractive at a very low price. (Scott 2022 $20.00.)
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5.00
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245918
Scott #219 Dark Blue [1890 1c blue / ultramarine Franklin] Mint with Fine centering, but one darkened perf at top and one shorter perf at lower left. The blue color -- a very dark blue in this case -- not the ultramarine color. Scott does not "number" these colors, but the ultramarine really should have a number in my opinion; and they do in many other countries where there are such differences. (Scott 2022 $20.00.)
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7.00
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249921
Scott #219D [1890 2c LAKE Washington, Without Triangles] Mint with VF-XF centering, but with only partial (original) gum due to removal of a hinge. Also has one short perforation tooth at top and an associated tiny thin at that spot. Despite those problems, this example has wonderful color, an extremely detailed engraving impression, remarkably nice centering, and is otherwise very fresh and attractive looking. A "scarce" stamp in Unused condition at a very low price. (Scott 2025 value is $160.)
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24.00
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265530
Scott #219D, 1890 2c lake Washington. Mint, no gum, with Average centering. Great, dark color. (Scott 2022 $160.)
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29.00
245924
Scott #220 Bright Intense Carmine [1890 2c carmine Washington] Mint, lightly hinged, with F-VF+ centering. A very attractive and fresh example. This "bright intense carmine" color, not mentioned by Scott, may be the intended Scott-listed "dark carmine" but this example is much more intense and saturated than any other example I have in stock. Nice mint examples of this workhorse stamp, especially interesting color shades, can be hard to find.
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24.00
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245930
Scott #220 [1890 2c carmine Washington] Mint, moderately hinged, with F-VF+ centering. Very fresh with bright color and unusually white paper. (Scott 2022 $20.)
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16.00
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245931
Scott #220 Dark Carmine [1890 2c carmine Washington] Mint, lightly hinged, with F-VF centering. Very fresh with great color. The color is dark enough that a previous owner thought it was the #219D lake color, but it is not. (Scott 2022 $20.)
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14.00
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245926
Scott #220 "Carmine Lake" [1890 2c carmine Washington] Mint, regummed, with VF centering. An interesting looking stamp. The "lake-like" color of this example is quite distinctive, but it is much lighter than the #219D lake color. It could be that some aspect of the regumming process caused a color change, or perhaps this is just a lake-like dark carmine example. Regardless, it looks unusual! Even though regummed, nice-looking mint examples of this workhorse stamp, especially interesting color shades, can be hard to find.
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5.00
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272014
Scott #220, 1890 2c carmine Washington. Mint F-VF. Fresh and bright. Lightly hinged. Couple blunted perfs. (Scott 2020 $20.)
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Scott #220 Carmine Rose on Bright White Paper [1890 2c carmine Washington] Mint, moderately hinged, with F-VF centering, but creased (hard to see from the front). Looks great! This "carmine rose" color, is listed by Scott, but in my experience mint examples are harder to find than some other colors. Nice-looking mint examples of this workhorse stamp, especially interesting color shades, can be hard to find.
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7.50
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249922
Scott #220 [1890 2c carmine Washington, Without Triangles] Mint, original gum slightly disturbed, with Fine centering, but with a small facial scrape in the lower right corner. Fresh appearance with bright color. (Scott 2025 value is $20.)
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4.00
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245934
Scott #220a (Cap on Left 2) [1890 2c carmine Washington] Used with F-VF centering, lightly canceled and with oversized margins. Attractive example of a stamp that can be hard to find in nice quality.
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12.00
245935
Scott #220c (Cap on Both 2) [1890 2c carmine Washington] Used with VF centering and neat concentric rings cancellation. The cancellation is well clear of both 2 digits; the variety is quite obvious. An attractive example of a stamp that can be hard to find in nice quality. (Scott 2022 $60.)
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54.00
245936
Scott #220c (Cap on Both 2) [1890 2c carmine Washington] Used with F-VF centering and bold "D" killer of duplex cancellation. The cancellation is well clear of both 2 digits; the variety is quite obvious. An oversized stamp with a jumbo top margin. An attractive example of a stamp that can be hard to find in nice quality. (Scott 2022 $60.)
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42.00
249923
Scott #221 Bright Purple [1890 3c Jackson, Without Triangles] Mint, original gum with moderate hinge remnant, with VF centering. An unusually well-centered example with wonderful color and excellent perforations. (Scott 2025 value is $55.)
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44.00
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245937
Scott #221 Bright Purple [1890 3c purple Jackson] Mint, lightly hinged, with VF centering, but expertly reperforated. Very fresh with wonderful color. (Scott 2022 $55.)
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16.00
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245938
Scott #221 Pale Purple [1890 3c purple Jackson] Mint, no gum, with Fine centering. A reasonable and inexpensive example of this stamp. (Scott 2022 $55 with gum.)
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14.00
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245940
Scott #221 Bright Purple [1890 3c purple Jackson] Used with F-VF centering and bold #30 killer portion of duplex cancellation. Very attractive.
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6.50
245945
Scott #222 Dark Brown [1890 4c brown Lincoln] NEVER HINGED with Fine centering, but with crease (looks very nice from the front). Left straight edge example from the left column of the right pane.The First Bureau Issue ("Without Triangles"): The 3c-90c stamps were printed in sheets of 200 (20 X 10). The sheets had full outer margins; they were then divided by cutting vertically into panes of 100. Straight edge positions only exist on the left and right. 5% of the stamps had a straight edge on the left and 5% had a straight edge on the right. Apparently (I only sure of the 4c stamp), there were marginal arrows at the top and bottom of the sheet where the sheets were cut apart to make panes. Apparently there were no guidelines (other than the points of the arrows). Straight edge examples are now quite hard to find because most were used for postage rather than going into collections; and of those that remained, in the last 50 years many have been reperforated to remove the straight edge. I think that collecting the guideline and straight edge positions is quite challenging and rewarding. (Scott 2025 values are $80 for a normal hinged example and $250 for a normal NH example.)
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Scott #222 Blackish Brown [1890 4c brown Lincoln] Mint, heavy hinge remnant, with Average centering. Right straight edge example from the right column of the left pane.The First Bureau Issue ("Without Triangles"): The 3c-90c stamps were printed in sheets of 200 (20 X 10). The sheets had full outer margins; they were then divided by cutting vertically into panes of 100. Straight edge positions only exist on the left and right. 5% of the stamps had a straight edge on the left and 5% had a straight edge on the right. Apparently (I only sure of the 4c stamp), there were marginal arrows at the top and bottom of the sheet where the sheets were cut apart to make panes. Apparently there were no guidelines (other than the points of the arrows). Straight edge examples are now quite hard to find because most were used for postage rather than going into collections; and of those that remained, in the last 50 years many have been reperforated to remove the straight edge. I think that collecting the guideline and straight edge positions is quite challenging and rewarding. (Scott 2025 value is $80 for a normal example.)
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34.00
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245944
Scott #222 Dark Brown [1890 4c brown Lincoln] Mint, no gum, with Average-Fine centering, but extremely tiny tear. Very low price. (Scott 2022 $80.)
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9.00
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245948
Scott #222 Dark Brown [1890 4c brown Lincoln] Used with F-VF centering. Unusually crisp and detailed engraving impression.
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5.00
245949
Scott #222 Deep Brown [1890 4c brown Lincoln] Used with F-VF centering and huge left margin. Unusually deep color, not mentioned by Scott.
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5.00
248203
Scott #222 Dark Brown [1890 4c brown Lincoln without corner triangles] Used Fine BLOCK OF FOUR with heavy, undated double oval cancellations. This type of undated cancellation was typically used on registered, parcel, or third class mail. Though the single stamp is common, used blocks of four are surprisingly scarce!
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7.00
245952
Scott #223 Yellow Brown [1890 5c brown Grant] Used with VF-XF or XF centering, with neat manuscript cancellation (which was less often used by 1890). A handsome example. (Scott 2022 $12.50 for VF-XF/85 and $47.50 for XF/90.)
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18.00
245954
Scott #223 Grayish Brown [1890 5c brown Grant] Used with VF-XF centering and moderate cancellation. Attractive example with one blind perf hole. This color, not mentioned by Scott, is seldom offered. (Scott 2022 $12.50 for VF-XF/85.)
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12.00
249924
Scott #224 Pale Brown Red (Pale Claret) [1890 6c Garfield, Without Triangles] Mint, original gum hinged, with Fine++ centering that many would call F-VF. A wonderfully fresh looking example with delicate color and "perfect" perforations. This stamp is remarkably difficult to find in Mint condition and nice quality. (Scott 2025 value is $50.)
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39.00
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257589
Scott #225, 1893 8c Lilac Sherman. Used with Superb appearance. Balanced jumbo margins and neat target cancel. (Scott 2022 value is $325 for XF-Superb/90 and $650 for Superb/95.)
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195.00
263671
Scott #225, 1893 8c lilac Sherman. Used with Fine centering. (Scott 2022 $17.)
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Scott #228 Full Black [1890 30c black shades Jefferson "No Triangles"] Mint, original gum, very lightly hinged, with F-VF centering, but a couple of the top perforations have faint toning on them (not obvious). A wonderfully crisp and detailed, proof-like, engraving impression. A handsome example of a stamp that is quite hard to find in Mint condition. (Scott 2024 $300.)
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79.00
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268875
Scott #228, 1890 30c black Jefferson. Used F-VF. (Scott 2019 $30.)
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22.00
268462
Scott #228, 1890 30c black Jefferson. Used Fine. Very light cancel. (Scott 2019 $30.)
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