Sale 1134 — The Alan Collection of United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday, 14 September, 2016

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Category — 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-39)

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Sale 1134, Lot 39, 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-39)5c Brown (29). Unused (no gum), rich color and sharp impression, wonderfully well-centered with perfs clear of outer projections on all four sides

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SOUND, WELL-CENTERED UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 5-CENT BROWN TYPE I, SCOTT 29.

With 2007 P.F. certificate (XF 90). This is the highest grade awarded by the Philatelic Foundation to an unused Scott No. 29, with no other examples equal. By way of comparison, P.S.E. has not graded an unused example above VF 80

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