US 1851 12c Washington
- Maker
- United States (USPOD)
- Year
- 1851
- Rank
- 42 of 100
US 1851 12c Washington
US 1851 12c Washington by United States (USPOD) (1851) is ranked 42 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It carried a price-guide value of $6,250 on 1 January 2023, which is not a sale. The scarce high value of the classic 1851 imperforate series — a cornerstone of US classics.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The scarce high value of the classic 1851 imperforate series — a cornerstone of US classics.
Scott 17, 12c gray black, imperforate; the scarce high value of the 1851 series; unused o.g.
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $6,250
- Kind
- Price-guide value, not a sale
- Date
- 1 January 2023
Scott Specialized value (via Linn's): ~$6,250 unused o.g. / $250 used. Linn's page is login-gated; figure from editorial text.
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