Sale 1172 — United States Stamps and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 December, 2017
Category — 1861-68 Issues, 1875 Re-Issue (Scott 65-105)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
539
5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Original gum, rich color and proof-like impression, wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE.
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 1993 and 2014 P.F. certificates (XF-Superb 95)
2,400
8,500