Sale 1255 — The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 17-20 May, 2022
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
632
5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Pretty shade, wide margins and sharp impression on fresh paper, cork cancelEXTREMELY FINE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. ONLY 40 USED EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.
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.
Our census of Scott 105 used, at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/105 , records only 40 examples. Approximately half are sound. Census no. 105-CAN-29. With 2000 P.F. certificate.
6,000
5,250