Sale 993 — The Wagshal Collection, Part 1: 1845-69 Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 29 September, 2010
Category — 1851-56 Issue Off Cover (5c and 10c)
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5c Red Brown, Double Transfer (12 var). D Relief from either the fourth or seventh row of the plate (confirmed by guide dot at lower right), with clear double transfer in "FIVE CENTS" at bottom, full margins all around, rich color, neat strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, faint pressed-out vertical crease, Very Fine appearance, plate varieties of the 5c 1856 Issue are very rare, the position of this double transfer is not known, it is significantly different from the one Scott-listed position (40R1), with 1984 P.F. certificate and note from Stanley Piller
1,150
900
