Sale 1075 — 2014 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Thursday, 26 June, 2014

Category — 1857-60 Issue

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1061°
 
Sale 1075, Lot 1061, 1857-60 Issue5c Brown (29). Rich color on fresh paper, outstanding centering with wide margins, design clear of outer projections on all four sides, town and red French transit cancels

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB AND BEAUTIFULLY CANCELLED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 5-CENT TYPE I BROWN.

With 2014 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $4,000.00). Two have graded higher, at 98, though we believe it would be difficult to improve upon this example with the red French transit datestamp. We sold one of the two 98's in the Kirke collection and it has a normal black cancel

475
4,250