Scott 151 12 Cent Stamp

Just going by this scan, how would you describe the condition of this stamp? (There is a hinge on back)

Thanks.

To me it would be a space filler - the perforations seem to leave a lot to be desired. Also something going on in the bottom left corner.

Peter

OK. Thanks, Peter.

It has F-VF centering, lightly soiled, a crease at upper left corner, perforation thin at upper right, scuff at lower left corner, some short perforations, BUT a beautiful light red cross-roads fancy cancel. It has faults, but I wouldn't call it a space filler.

"Spacefiller" is a horrible term and I would gladly ban it from philatelic parlance.

This stamp is solidly Very Fine Condition, a term with well defined expectations. It most definitely has Faults - perf issues on all sides, a scuff/tear spot at LL, what appears to be a thin at top and it could use a gentle bath!

I would add this to my personal collection in a heartbeat, lacking a red crossroads of this type on the 12c Bamknote.

I would add this to my great-grandfather's collection even faster. He was not a wealthy man, and this fits exactly into the "faulty" condition he collected. In some of the 19th-C series, my VF+ collection is less complete than what has become my "family legacy" collection! I continue to add to this collection, and in the traditional condition. Have dealers looked at me funny when asking for this material? Not after I explain what I am doing and why.

Bottom line. This is nowhere near a full SCV stamp. I would be looking to pay no more than 15% SCV. Anyone who tells you that this has no value is wrong.

Is that a New York Foreign Mail cancel? Kirke, in the May 2016 Chronicle of the US Philatelics Classic Society, provides a new categorization of the NYFM cancels but shows this negative cross used in 1863, which is too early for Scott 151 (1870).

Possibly NY Foreign Mail.
Check page 3 of this pdf on the subject. Dated 1870

http://www.rfrajola.com/nk3/NK3.pdf

Bill Weiss NYFM Handbook
http://www.stampsmarter.com/NYFM_landing.html br /
Page 8
Tr-C1/F9,9a,9b
Cvrs-49

Don

Yes, this is NYFM. It will take time for collectors to integrate Nick Kirke's new approach towards these cancels. This type of basic "fancy" is going to have a much longer service period than previously thought. Simple to maintain. Simple to reproduce. Why wouldn't it be around for a decade?

Thanks to all for your replies. Much appreciated.