Craig's U.S. #63 (2-cent blue Benjamin Franklin)

Finally, here are some pairs and a strip of 3:

I love the San Francisco cogwheels. Brookamns book has an interesting write-up on these! The first day of issue was August 17th 1861 and first date of delivery was August 16th along with the other denominations of the series (3c, 5c, lOc, 12c, 24c, 30c, and 90c). The earliest documented cancellation, according to Brookman's is by a Warren R. DuBois and canceled in Baltimore, Md. and is the only 1c stamp of 1861 to be found with a cancellation of this date! The first "on cover" earliest date is August 21st. 1861.

Actually, I made these pages last December. It's the first thing I did when I picked up the hobby for the umpteenth time and decided to really organize and page what I already had. I give credit to the Stamp Bears forum for getting me restarted.

Great collection, thanks for sharing. It is always interesting to see how other people collect and display their stamps.

They are incredibly nice! I'm green with envy!