Sale 1254 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 6-7 April, 2022
Category — 1851-57 Issues and Reprint
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5c Indian Red (28A). Wide margins and precise centering with perforations clear of the design on all sides, magnificent rich true Indian Red color on bright white paper, neat New York circular datestamp cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 1857 5-CENT INDIAN RED IS AN INCALCULABLE RARITY IN THIS STUNNING QUALITY. THIS STAMP IS GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE SOLE EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST AWARDED.
Ex Kirke. With 1995 and 2003 P.F. certificates. With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $21,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by no others.
3,500
13,500