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**1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1639		5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Choice wide margins and well-centered, deep rich color and finely etched impression, very light unobtrusive circular datestamp cancel VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE SOUND AND WELL-CENTERED USED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. ONLY 37 USED EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. The 5c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. The Re-Issue plate can be identified by a notch at bottom. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). Only 672 of the 5c were sold, the remaining 9,328 were destroyed on July 16, 1884. Our census of Scott 105 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/105/105.pdf , records only 37 examples. This is the second most common of any denomination after the 1c, but it is still difficult to find in sound and centered condition. Census No. 105-CAN-16. With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	10,000.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1640		5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Deep rich color on bright paper, huge margins and choice centering, bold strike of "6" oval grid cancel, small thin spots, small corner crease and couple tiny margin tears EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. OUR CENSUS OF THE RARE 5-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE CONTAINS ONLY 37 USED COPIES. The 5c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. The Re-Issue plate can be identified by a notch at bottom. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). Only 672 of the 5c were sold, the remaining 9,328 were destroyed on July 16, 1884. Our census of Scott 105 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/105/105.pdf , records only 37 examples. Census No. 105-CAN-32. With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	10,000.00 SOLD for $2,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1641		10c Green, Re-Issue (106). Original gum, wide margins and nicely centered, magnificent rich color and proof-like impression VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. Only 451 sold. With 1990 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,500.00 SOLD for $2,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1642		10c Green, Re-Issue (106). Part original gum (disturbed and h.r.), rich color, three wide margins, reperfed at left, Fine appearance, with 1981 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,500.00 SOLD for $700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1643		12c Black, Re-Issue (107). Original gum, sharp proof-like impression, reperfed at bottom, Fine appearance, only 389 sold (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	4,250.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1644		12c Black, Re-Issue (107). Unused (no gum), wide margins, couple tiny perf tip creases, lightened toning mentioned on accompanying certificate which we fail to detect, otherwise Fine, only 389 sold, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,100.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1645		15c Black, Re-Issue (108). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and crisp impression, Fine and attractive, only 397 sold, with 1975 and 1998 P.F. certificates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	4,750.00 SOLD for $1,600.00 Will close during Public Auction
1646		15c Black, Re-Issue (108). Unused (no gum), intense shade and proof-like impression, Very Fine, only 397 sold, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,350.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
1647		24c Deep Violet, Re-Issue (109). Original gum, intense color and impression on crisp white paper, choice centering VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. Only 346 sold. With 1979 and 2001 P.F. certificates (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,000.00 SOLD for $3,375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1648		30c Brownish Orange, Re-Issue (110). Large part original gum with slight disturbance from hinge removal, deep rich color, attractively centered for this typically tight-margined Re-Issue VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT VALUES TO FIND CENTERED AND WITH PERFORATIONS CLEAR OF THE DESIGN. Only 346 sold. With 2002, 2007 P.F. and 2001 P.S.E. certificates -- all with "previously hinged" descriptions (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,250.00 SOLD for $3,375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1649		30c Brownish Orange, Re-Issue (110). Unused (no gum), vibrant color on crisp white paper, Fine, only 346 sold, with 2001 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,000.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction

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