Scotts #179 US stamps

#179 - 1875 Continental 5¢

5¢
Blue, dark blue, bright blue, light blue, greenish blue

Subject: Zachary Taylor
Number Issued: 38,000,000
Perforations: P12
Printer: Continental Bank Note Co.
Paper: Hard white yellowish wove paper
Scott #: 179
Date Issued: June 21st, 1875

Value

Used
$1 - $3
No postmark with gum (MH)
$35 - $100
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$400 - $1,000

#179c

179c
grilled
Value approx., mint with gum, $1,000 to $2,500

Cracked plate

A crack in the plate can be seen in the upper right of the above stamp. The crack extended through four stamps, barely touching a fifth.

Plate #'s

#179 was issued with the following plate #'s

200 subject panes
243-244, 247-258, 284, 306

Hard paper vs soft paper

The snap test

Some people can also ID hard paper be “flicking” the edges and thereby “feeling” the stiffness of the paper versus the feel of soft paper if flicked in the same way. Hold the stamp between the thumb and forefinger and "snap" it close to your ear. A high pitched reply is hard paper. A dull thud, "flop", or no sound, is soft paper. This is not a particularly accurate test.