5c Red Brown (28). Original gum, h.r., intense reddish shade and remarkably detailed impression on crisp paper

FINE. AN 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN WITH ORIGINAL GUM IS ONE OF THE GREAT UNHERALDED RARITIES OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES PHILATELY.

The perforated 5c “1856” Red Brown (Scott 28) stamps were made from the stock of imperforate stamps on hand in 1857 when perforations were introduced. Since these were the first 5c stamps to be put through the perforating machine, they were the first to be used, and very few unused examples survive, especially with original gum. The number of original-gum Scott 28 singles falls somewhere between the numbers for the Brick Red (Scott 27) and the Indian Red (Scott 28A), which catalogue $80,000.00 and $160,000.00, respectively.

Ex Golin and Whitman. With 1999 and 2008 P.F. certificate.

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