Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020
Category — 1867-68 Grilled Issue and 1875 Re-Issue (Scott 79-111)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1809°
5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, wide marginsVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE WITH ORIGINAL GUM.
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 2020 P.S.E. certificate
2,500
2,500