Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — 3c-5c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 25-30A)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5247
5c Red Brown (28). Unused (no gum), beautiful color on fresh paper with lovely impression, small corner crease at top leftFINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN.
According to Power Search, this is the sixth unused (no gum) example of the 1857 5c Red Brown we have offered (the last was sold in 2005). All have similar centering to this stamp, and three of the six have faults.
With 2010 P.F. certificate
15,000
2,200
