Sale 1288 — The Nelson Berman Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday, 22 June, 2023
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
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5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Original gum, h.r., radiant color, wide marginsVERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1875 RE-ISSUE.
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.
Signed in pen partly on hinge. With 1972 P.F. certificate.
2,500
3,250