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United States Stamps continued...

5c-10c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 27-35)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

1234

5c Brick Red (27). Remarkably well-centered with perforations clear of design on all sides, bright Brick Red color, part of bold circular datestamp, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)

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1,650.00

SOLD for $1,100.00
Will close during Public Auction

1235

5c Brick Red (27). Attractive centering, brilliant color, cancelled at bottom by part of town circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful used example with a face-free cancel, ex Grunin, with 1977 and 2012 P.F. certificates (Image)

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1,650.00

SOLD for $1,400.00
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1236

5c Brick Red (27). Radiant color in the true Brick Red shade, neat strike of 1859 New Orleans circular datestamp, better centering than normally seen with perforations virtually clear of outer projections on all sides, Very Fine and choice, with 2000 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (Image)

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1,700.00

SOLD for $850.00
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1237

5c Brick Red (27). Rich color, face-free town datestamp and red transit handstamp at top right, Very Fine, with 1984 PF certificate (Image)

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1,650.00

SOLD for $750.00
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1238

5c Red Brown (28). Distinctive 1856 shade, outstanding centering with balanced margins well clear of the outer projections all around, town datestamp and trace of red cancel at left

EXTREMELY FINE. A FRESH AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN.

With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, SMQ $3,250.00). Only six have graded higher. (Image)

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1,200.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
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1239°

5c Red Brown (28). Original gum, h.r., intense 1858 shade and detailed impression, in our opinion 5c Type I stamps in this shade are the Bright Red Brown (Scott 28b), small thin at bottom right corner

FINE APPEARANCE. THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN IS AN EXTREMELY RARE STAMP WITH ORIGINAL GUM. THIS IS ONLY THE THIRD SINGLE WITH ORIGINAL GUM WE HAVE OFFERED IN MORE THAN FOURTEEN YEARS OF AUCTIONS. ONE OF THE GREATEST UNHERALDED ORIGINAL-GUM RARITIES OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES PHILATELY.

The perforated 5c 1856” Red Brown (Scott 28) stamps were made from the stock of imperforate stamps on hand in 1857 when perforations were introduced (an example is offered in the previous lot). The 1858 printing, the first after perforations were introduced, was in the Bright Red Brown and Indian Red shades. The perforated 5c Type I stamps in any shade of Red Brown are very rare in unused or original-gum condition. In the past thirteen years we have offered over 200,000 auction lots of primarily U.S. stamps. During that time, we have sold only two other Scott 28 singles with original gum and the block of four in the Whitman sale. In our opinion, the Scott Catalogue value for Scott 28 with original gum is too low. The number of original-gum Scott 28 singles falls somewhere between the numbers for the Brick Red (Scott 27) and the Indian Red (Scott 28A), which catalogue $80,000.00 and $175,000.00, respectively.

With 2012 P.S.E. certificate. (Image)

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60,000.00

SOLD for $13,000.00
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1240

5c Red Brown (28). Deep rich color in the 1858 shade (in our opinion, Bright Red Brown), unobtrusive strike of circular datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, with 1983, 2001 and 2006 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85), with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80, SMQ $1,150.00) (Image)

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1,200.00

SOLD for $950.00
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1241

5c Indian Red (28A). True Indian Red shade, crisp impression, natural s.e. at right, small corner crease at top right mentioned on most recent certificate, Very Fine, with 1975, 1984 and 2012 P.F. certificates, the first as strip of three (Image)

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3,500.00

SOLD for $950.00
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1242

5c Brown (29). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright color and crisp impression, choice centering for this difficult issue

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 5-CENT TYPE I BROWN.

With 1997 and 2005 P.F. certificates. (Image)

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5,500.00

SOLD for $4,750.00
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1243

5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Original gum, h.r., radiant color, fresh, Very Fine and choice, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

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1,250.00

SOLD for $900.00
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1244

5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Original gum, intense shade, wide margins, single pulled perf at bottom mentioned on most recent certificate, otherwise Very Fine, with 1991 and 2012 P.F. certificates (Image)

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1,250.00

CLOSED
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