Sale 1156 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday, 11 May, 2017
Category — 1851-60 Issues (Scott 5-39)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3329
5c Indian Red (28A). Unused (regummed), exceptional warm color in the true Indian Red shade, bottom right corner margin expertly repaired, surface scuff at bottom rightVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1858 5-CENT INDIAN RED.
Our search of old auction catalogues and the records of The Philatelic Foundation and P.S.E. yielded only eleven unused examples of Scott 28A. Of these, the majority are without gum.
With 1973 and 2017 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail as no gum
40,000
5,000
