Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020
Category — 3c-10c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 25-35)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2257
5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Block of four with narrow left selvage, original gum, lightly hinged, fresh color, well-centered for this rare blockFINE-VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF THE 1860 5-CENT TYPE II BROWN. THE BOTTOM LEFT STAMP HAS UNUSUALLY WIDE MARGINS.
The 5c Brown Type II is far rarer in unused multiples than the Orange Brown. Unlike the 1861 Orange Brown, the earlier printing in Brown was not left in Southern post offices when the issue was demonetized in August 1861. Prior to the discovery of the block of 20 in the Frelinghuysen collection (also ex Gross, Sale 1200, lot 44), the largest recorded multiple was a block of nine. Approximately a half-dozen blocks of four are known.
Ex Klein, "Sevenoaks" and Wingate. With 2001 P.F. certificate
25,000
4,000