175 |
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2c Vermilion
(178). Original gum, lightly hinged, radiant color as fresh as the day it was printed, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Vineyard, with 1986, 2003 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image) |
475.00
SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction |
176 |
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5c Blue (179). Original gum, lightly hinged, almost perfectly centered with wide balanced margins all around, incredibly rich color on deeply blued paper, sharp and detailed impression EXTREMELY FINE
GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE CONTINENTAL 1875 5-CENT TAYLOR. AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND IN SUCH EXCEPTIONALLY CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION. The addition of a 5c value was made necessary by the creation of the General Post Union in
1874, which specified a rate of 5c between member countries, effective July 1, 1875. Of the two regular-issue 5c Taylor stamps -- Scott 179 (Continental) and Scott 185 (American) -- the former is much more difficult to obtain in this superb
original-gum condition because comparatively few multiples have ever been available to feed the demand for singles. With 2002 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90, SMQ $2,050.00) (Image) |
850.00
SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |