Show Your US 1861 Perforated Stamps

@eyeonwall, thanks. @classic, very nice pair and cancel.

Here's a palette of a set of what are likely all #65. Is there any chance of there being a pink or rose pink in here?




Some of the same stamps from above, but scanned at 3200 in photo mode first before creating the palette. one additional stamp here (3rd stamp middle row). That stamp plus the 2nd stamp bottom row are the most pink in color.

Here are a few I can easily get to:

Here is a claret from '63. Rare shade....


Here is a rose pink #64b:


Salmon rose pink #64b:


Pink #64, one of my favorites:


Rose brown from 1865:


Reddish claret rose:


Another rare shade, Brick red:


Carmine rose from late '61-early '62:


Bright rose from '61:


Brilliant rose from '61. Brilliant rose is identified via UV, and this one was sold to me and ID'd by Mike McClung:


Brownish Carmine Rose from '61


Brownish red rose "E" grill shade:


Brown rose from '63-'64:


Dull claret '64:


Lake rose '63


Deep rose '63:


Dull rose '68 (grill shade):


Lake red 88a, grill shade:


Pale rose brown 1865:


Pale brown red 1865


Rose red "F" grill 1868:


Salmon rose 1861:


Another salmon rose pink 64b:


My favorite stamp in my collection, Lake, formerly #66, now 66TC6


This is one to take note of-- this is Pinkish Rose from 1863, #65. Rarer than rose pink #64b, but is #65. Might even be pinker than 64b:


"A" grill, #79:


"D" grill, #85:


Enjoy!! Ray

Gorgeous stamps, Ray!

Sorry, poor images of a beat up stamp that I believe is a Scott #92.
It's the only grilled 1c that I have.

This one is housed next to the 1c stamp in my post above so I figured while I was posting might as well add this beat up Black Jack. Scott #87 I believe.

Here's a #73. Like that I can see both eyes clearly. Hard time seeing the cancel. Looks like JUL 11 maybe and part of a year? perhaps 1865?

Unused #73 - "Big Head"

Two examples:

1) WHAT NOT TO DO. I dipped a #63 into a bit of ammonia to see if it could clear up the stains. Sadly, after just a few seconds, I could tell the color was being ruined. Oh well. But the stains cleared up. I think I won't do this again to a #63. I suppose I could have experimented on a worse quality stamp, though the original condition wasn't very good.



2) REASONABLE. I showed this #65 earlier. I had it sit in hydrogen peroxide for 10 minutesa. It cleaned up pretty good.

#68 and #68a. The one on the right seems to be the blue green variety, or at least the dark green, so I have it labeled as 68a. The perforations seem a bit strange to me, but I have seen this jagged style on many stamps from this series. Could it be somewhat normal?

#70 red lilac with a blue REGISTERED marking

#70b steel blue

Love that steel blue. It's on my bucket list.

WOW! I love these stamps. They're expensive, so I have mostly damaged ones in my collection, but damaged is better than empty spots.

Here's a 63 with a "S.C." cancel. Doesn't show the town, but I like to think it might've been Summerville, the place I grew up. Probably a shorter name, but still...

Also, a 65 with a nice, clear date: July 7, 1865.

I'm always excited by an opportunity to show my stamps :-}

Josh

Mastodon,
Your 1 cent stamp has a "Port Royal" cancel

John Becker:

Wait. Why do you say that? I can't see anything as to the town name.

Please elaborate.

Thanks!!

Josh