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United States Stamps continued...

1c-5c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-30A) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
600° og Image5c Brick Red (27). Original gum which is very lightly hinged along the perfs at bottom left, radiant color in the true Brick Red shade, unusually choice centering with perfs clear of outer projections on all four sides

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 1858 5-CENT BRICK RED IN EXISTENCE.

Many collectors know this issue by type and shade, but few are aware of the order of production (or release). This state of confusion is partly due to the Scott Catalogue. The distinctive Brick Red shade of the 5c 1857 Issue comes first in the series of Scott-listed perforated 5c issues, but its true release date comes later in the sequence.

Based on dated covers, the 5c Type I shades were released in the following order: 1) Red Brown, Scott 28, EDU 8/23/1857; 2) Indian Red, Scott 28A, EDU 3/31/1858; 3) Brick Red, Scott 27, EDU 10/6/1858; and 4) Brown, Scott 29, EDU 3/21/1859, almost certainly the last printing from the first 5c plate. The second 5c plate was made from a new six-relief transfer roll with the design projections cut away at top and bottom, to varying degrees. The Type II Brown was issued first (Scott 30A, EDU 5/4/1860), and the Orange Brown printing from the same plate followed about one year later (Scott 30, EDU 5/8/1861).

After surveying dozens of classic United States sale catalogues, we found approximately twenty examples of Scott 27 with original gum, allowing for duplicate offerings and excluding the one known original-gum block. Of the stamps we counted, about half had perfs touching on two sides or were deeply cut into on one side. Almost two-thirds had stains or small faults.

We are confident that this stamp is one of the two finest original-gum examples of the 5c Brick Red. Compared with every other we located using Power Search, it has superior centering, and of course it is sound and fresh.

With 2012 P.F. certificate (VF 80). By way of comparison, the highest grade awarded by P.S.E. to an original-gum copy is 70 (only two are graded, the other is graded below 50). (Image)

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 $ 80,000.00

SOLD for $40,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
601 ng Image5c Brick Red (27). Unused (no gum), vivid Brick Red color, attractive margins and centering on bright paper, partly reperfed at upper right

FINE APPEARING AND RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1858 5-CENT BRICK RED.

When submitted to P.S.E. in 2001, this stamp had dark brown, amateurish fake gum. That gum has since been removed, which significantly enhanced this rare stamp's appearance. With 2001 P.S.E. certificate as regummed and without mention of the partial reperfing. With 2016 P.F. certificate as genuine unused (no gum) and "partly reperforated". (Image)

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 $ 20,000.00

SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
602 og Image5c Brick Red (27). Original gum, h.r., rich color, repaired at top left with corner added

A RARE AND AFFORDABLE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1858 5-CENT BRICK RED.

After surveying dozens of classic United States sale catalogues, we found approximately 25 examples of Scott 27 with original gum, allowing for duplicate offerings and excluding the one known original-gum block. Of the stamps we counted, about half had perfs touching on two sides or were deeply cut into on one side. Almost two-thirds had stains or faults. This is a presentable example of this rare stamp.

With 2017 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail $80,000.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
603   Image5c Brick Red (27). Brilliant color, excellent centering, bold strike of New York Ocean Mail circular datestamp with integral grid, Very Fine, this distinctive cancel is normally seen on 10c stamps used to pay the transcontinental rate and is rarely seen on the 5c Brick Red, with 2012 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 2,600.00

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
604 ng Image5c Red Brown (28). Unused (no gum), wonderful intense shade, perfs virtually clear of projections on all sides, small fault in bottom right margin

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN.

With 1973 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 15,000.00

SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
605   Image5c Bright Red Brown (28b). Warm shade, light strike of circular datestamp, manuscript "26" at top of unknown origin, sealed tear at top, Very Good appearance (Image)

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 2,300.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
606 ng Image5c Brown (29). Unused (no gum), bright shade, crisp impression, fresh and Fine, with 1971 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 1,750.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
607° og Image5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Original gum, lovely warm shade, unusually wide and balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 5-CENT ORANGE BROWN, WHICH IS GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.

5c stamps in the Orange Brown shade (Scott 30) were printed from Plate 2 in 1861. They were the last stamps of the 1857 Issue distributed before the U.S. Post Office Department demonetized all circulating stamps in August 1861. Unused remainders were discovered in the South after the war, and so unused copies are readily available. However, it is difficult to find this issue in sound and centered original-gum condition.

With 1982 P.F. and 2011 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $9,000.00). Only one has graded higher (at 95J, offered in our Curtis sale) and only one other shares this grade. (Image)

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 $ 1,200.00

SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
608 og Image5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Original gum, lightly hinged, beautiful vibrant color, well-centered with wide margins, Very Fine and choice, small backstamp, scarce in this condition, with 1982 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 1,200.00

SOLD for $600.00
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609 og Image5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Original gum, lightly hinged deep rich color, Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 2,200.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
610   Image5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Choice centering, deep intense color and a sharp detailed impression, blue town datestamp, Extremely Fine (Image)

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 $ 340.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

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