US Postage Due Stamps
1910-1985
1914 General Issue 50 Cent Plate Block (Sc. #J58)
From: Siegel Auction Galleries (One of Two known Plate Blocks)
The new series of US postage due stamps, first introduced in 1894, continued in use through the early part of the 20th Century. After 1985, the use of adhesive stamps for the collection of postage due was discontinued.
1894-1895 General Issues (Sc. #J31-J37)
These US postage due stamps were printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on unwatermarked or watermarked paper, and they exist in varying perforation gauges. The designs of these stamps, as shown above, are identical, except for the central
denomination numerals and names.
These US postage due stamps are the contemporary companions of the 2nd and 3rd Bureau Issues of definitive postage stamps.
The catalog attributes, for stamps that are watermarked single-lined USPS and perforated 12, are as follows.
- 01 C. (1910 - Sc. #J45) - Deep Claret, Rose Carmine.
- 02 C. (1910 - Sc. #J46) - Deep Claret, Lake, Rose Carmine.
- 03 C. (1910 - Sc. #J47) - Deep Claret, Lake.
- 05 C. (1910 - Sc. #J48) - Deep Claret, Rose Carmine.
- 10 C. (1910 - Sc. #J49) - Deep Claret, Rose Carmine.
- 50 C. (1912 - Sc. #J50) - Deep Claret.
The catalog attributes, for stamps that are watermarked single-lined USPS and perforated 10, are as follows.
- 01 C. (1914 - Sc. #J52) - Carmine Lake, Deep Carmine Lake, Dull Rose.
- 02 C. (1914 - Sc. #J53) - Carmine Lake, Dull Rose, Vermilion.
- 03 C. (1914 - Sc. #J54) - Carmine Lake, Dull Rose.
- 05 C. (1914 - Sc. #J55) - Carmine Lake, Dull Rose, Carmine Rose.
- 10 C. (1914 - Sc. #J56) - Carmine Lake, Dull Rose, Carmine Rose.
- 30 C. (1914 - Sc. #J57) - Carmine Lake.
- 50 C. (1914 - Sc. #J58) - Carmine Lake.
The catalog attributes, for stamps that are unwatermarked and perforated 10, are as follows.
- 01 C. (1916 - Sc. #J59) - Rose.
- 02 C. (1916 - Sc. #J60) - Rose.
The catalog attributes, for stamps that are unwatermarked and perforated 11, are as follows.
- 01 C. (1917 - Sc. #J61) - Carmine Rose, Dull Rose, Rose Red, Deep Claret, Claret Brown.
- 02 C. (1917 - Sc. #J62) - Carmine Rose, Rose Red, Deep Claret, Claret Brown.
- 03 C. (1917 - Sc. #J63) - Carmine Rose, Rose Red, Deep Claret, Claret Brown.
- 05 C. (1917 - Sc. #J64) - Carmine, Carmine Rose, Rose Red, Deep Claret, Claret Brown.
- 10 C. (1917 - Sc. #J65) - Carmine Rose, Rose Red, Deep Claret, Claret Brown.
- 30 C. (1917 - Sc. #J66) - Carmine Rose, Deep Claret, Claret Brown.
- 50 C. (1917 - Sc. #J67) - Carmine Rose, Rose Red, Deep Claret, Claret Brown.
- 1/2 C. (1925 - Sc. J68) - Dull Red.
The ten new, major type US postage due stamps shown above were issued between 1930 and 1956. The designs of these US postage due stamps are identical, except for the denomination numerals and names.
Some of these stamps exist in both "wet" and "dry" printings. They are worth about the same.
The catalog attributes, for stamps that are flat plate printings and perforated 11, are as follows.
- 1/2 C. (1930 - Sc. #J69) - Carmine.
- 01 C. (1930 - Sc. #J70) - Carmine.
- 02 C. (1930 - Sc. #J71) - Carmine.
- 03 C. (1930 - Sc. #J72) - Carmine.
- 05 C. (1930 - Sc. #J73) - Carmine.
- 10 C. (1930 - Sc. #J74) - Carmine.
- 30 C. (1930 - Sc. #J75) - Carmine.
- 50 C. (1930 - Sc. #J76) - Carmine.
- 01 D. (1930 - Sc. #J77) - Carmine, Scarlet.
- 05 D. (1930 - Sc. #J78) - Carmine, Scarlet.
The catalog attributes, for stamps that are rotary press printings and perforated 11 x 10 1/2 or 10 1/2 x 11, are as follows.
- 1/2 C. (1931 - Sc. #J79) - Dull Carmine, Scarlet.
- 01 C. (1931 - Sc. #J80) - Dull Carmine, Scarlet.
- 02 C. (1931 - Sc. #J81) - Dull Carmine, Scarlet.
- 03 C. (1931 - Sc. #J82) - Dull Carmine, Scarlet.
- 05 C. (1931 - Sc. #J83) - Dull Carmine, Scarlet.
- 10 C. (1931 - Sc. #J84) - Dull Carmine, Scarlet.
- 30 C. (1931 - Sc. #J85) - Dull Carmine, Scarlet.
- 50 C. (1931 - Sc. #J86) - Dull Carmine, Scarlet.
- 01 D. (1956 - Sc. #J87) - Scarlet.
The seventeen new US postage due stamps shown above were issued
between 1959 and 1985. These stamps are all perforated 11 x 10 1/2.
The designs of these stamps
are identical, except for the denomination numerals which were added by rubber plates, in an operation similar to precanceling.
Some of the later printings of the 1959 issues exist with "dull gum", instead of "shiny gum". The "dull gum" stamps are worth about 10% more.
The catalog attributes are as follows.
- 1/2 C. (1959 - Sc. #J88) - Carmine Rose.
- 01 C. (1959 - Sc. #J89) - Carmine Rose.
- 02 C. (1959 - Sc. #J90) - Carmine Rose.
- 03 C. (1959 - Sc. #J91) - Carmine Rose.
- 04 C. (1959 - Sc. #J92) - Carmine Rose.
- 05 C. (1959 - Sc. #J93) - Carmine Rose.
- 06 C. (1959 - Sc. #J94) - Carmine Rose.
- 07 C. (1959 - Sc. #J95) - Carmine Rose.
- 08 C. (1959 - Sc. #J96) - Carmine Rose.
- 10 C. (1959 - Sc. #J97) - Carmine Rose.
- 11 C. (1978 - Sc. #J102) - Carmine Rose.
- 13 C. (1978 - Sc. #J103) - Carmine Rose.
- 17 C. (1985 - Sc. #J104) - Carmine Rose.
- 30 C. (1959 - Sc. #J98) - Carmine Rose.
- 50 C. (1959 - Sc. #J99) - Carmine Rose.
- 01 D. (1959 - Sc. #J100) - Carmine Rose.
- 05 D. (1959 - Sc. #J101) - Carmine Rose.
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