5c Red Brown (28). Large part original gum, deep rich color, three full margins to just into projection at top, couple tiny blue ink specks on face not mentioned on most recent certificate

FINE APPEARING AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN WITH ORIGINAL GUM.

The 5c Red Brown Type I perforated stamps (Scott 28) come in shades that fall into two categories. The "1856" shade is the Red Brown that matches the imperforate issue, Scott 12, for the simple reason that they were made from the sheets still on hand in mid-1857 when perforations were introduced. The next printing, in early 1858, produced the brighter Red Brown shade, as well as the intense Bright Red Brown (Scott 28b) and Indian Red (Scott 28A) shades. An aberration in the ink mixing probably also produced the Brick Red (Scott 27) during this 1858 printing. The stamp offered here is an 1858 Red Brown shade with exceptional intensity, bordering on Bright Red Brown and Indian Red.

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.

1998 P.F. certificate mentioning the tiny ink specks no longer accompanies. With clear 2006 P.S.E. certificate.

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