Sale 983 — The Hampshire Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 23 February, 2010
Category — 1851-56 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
9
5c Red Brown (12). Large margins to clear of projection at right, original gum, lightly hinged, bright color and detailed impressionVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM AND FOUR-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE.
Sound, original-gum examples of the 5c 1856 Issue are extremely rare, and probably fewer than six exist with margins around the entire design.
Ex Caspary and Hoffman. With 1976 and 1998 P.F. certificates.
30,000
15,000