Sale 1115 — A European Connoisseur's Collection of U.S. Classic Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 15 December, 2015
Category — 5c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 12)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2093
5c Red Brown (12). D Relief, huge margins all around including large part of adjoining stamp above, wonderful rich color and sharp impression cancelled by clear strike of New Orleans circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SPECTACULAR LARGE-MARGINED EXAMPLE OF THE 1856 5-CENT RED BROWN.
M. Galvez (Spanish dealer and expert) purple backstamp does not show thru. Ex Newbury (accompanied by our original lot sheet showing Weill as agent for the European Connoisseur at $350 in 1961). With 2015 P.F. certificate graded Superb 98 XQ (denoting Exceptional Quality)
700
6,500