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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the 30-Cent Encased Postage Stamps series of Encased Postage in the U.S. Currency contains 13 distinct entries with CPG® values between $3,450.00 and $15,000.00. Postage stamps encased in a brassy-metal housing were invented by A.M. Gault in 1861 to alleviate a

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the 30-Cent Encased Postage Stamps series of Encased Postage in the U.S. Currency contains 13 distinct entries with CPG® values between $3,450.00 and $15,000.00.

Postage stamps encased in a brassy-metal housing were invented by A.M. Gault in 1861 to alleviate a severe shortage of coinage. They were issued only in 1861 by a handful of private businesses. A piece of mica (clear plastic) was used to protect the stamp in its frame. A small number of these fascinating paper money-token crossover items survive today and very few in top quality condition. The 30-cent denomination are especially rare. This is a collectible worthy of greater attention as values have not been well defined for items of superior condition.

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Ayers Cathartic Pills 30c EP172b, Long Arrows (Fr. EP172b)
Value Range: $7,000 - $8,750
$7,000 - $8,750
Take Ayers Pills 30c EP172c (Fr. EP172c)
Value Range: $5,000 - $5,000
$5,000 - $5,000
Ayers Sarsaparilla 30c EP173 (Fr. EP173)
Value Range: $5,000 - $6,250
$5,000 - $6,250
Browns Bronchial Troches 30c EP174 (Fr. EP174)
Value Range: $6,250 - $7,500
$6,250 - $7,500
Burnetts Cocoaine Kalliston 30c EP175 (Fr. EP175)
Value Range: $3,750 - $4,400
$3,750 - $4,400
Burnetts Cooking Extracts 30c EP176 (Fr. EP176)
Value Range: $4,050 - $6,500
$4,050 - $6,500
Drakes Plantation Bitters 30c EP177 (Fr. EP177)
Value Range: $6,250 - $7,500
$6,250 - $7,500
Gault, J. 30c EP178, Plain Frame (Fr. EP178)
Value Range: $3,450 - $5,750
$3,450 - $5,750
Gault, J. 30c EP179, Ribbed Frame (Fr. EP179)
Value Range: $5,000 - $6,250
$5,000 - $6,250
Hunt & Nash, Irving House, N.Y. 30c EP180 (Fr. EP180)
Value Range: $8,250 - $10,000
$8,250 - $10,000
Kirkpatrick & Gault, N.Y. 30c EP181 (Fr. EP181)
Value Range: $3,450 - $5,250
$3,450 - $5,250
Lord & Taylor, N.Y. 30c EP182 (Fr. EP182)
Value Range: $3,750 - $4,400
$3,750 - $4,400
Sands Ale 30c EP183 (Fr. EP183)
Value Range: $12,000 - $15,000
$12,000 - $15,000

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