US 1847 5c Franklin (First Issue)
- Maker
- United States (USPOD)
- Year
- 1847
- Rank
- 8 of 100
US 1847 5c Franklin (First Issue)
US 1847 5c Franklin (First Issue) by United States (USPOD) (1847) is ranked 8 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It carried a price-guide value of $425 on 1 January 2024, which is not a sale. One half of the United States' first general postage issue — the foundation stone of US philately.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
One half of the United States' first general postage issue — the foundation stone of US philately.
Scott 1, 5c red-brown, Benjamin Franklin, imperforate; four-margin used example
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $425
- Kind
- Price-guide value, not a sale
- Date
- 1 January 2024
Scott U.S. Specialized catalogue value $425 used (four-margin sound). Unused-with-gum examples catalogue ~$13,000-23,000; premium realized comps vary enormously by margins/cancel.
This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08