Sale 976 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 29 September-2 October, 2009
Category — 1847 Issue (Scott 1-2)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1048
5c Red Brown (1). Part original gum and hinge remnant, described on older certificate as "with some gum", large margins to ample at right, radiant shade which strikes us as more representative of Orange Brown than most of today's certified examplesVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A REMARKABLY VIBRANT UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE WITH PART ORIGINAL GUM.
With 1968 P.F. certificate.
6,750
3,250