Sale 1078 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 16-17 September, 2014
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue and 1875 Re-Issue (Scott 79-111)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
210
5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Original gum with hinge mark, lovely rich color, perfect centering with well-proportioned marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.
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.
With 2014 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $11,500.00)
2,750
7,750
