5c Red Brown (12). Huge
margins all around, deep rich color, circular datestamp, Extremely Fine,
Buhler and Jakubek backstamps and with 1978 Jakubek certificate (Image)
5c Red Brown (12). Full
to large margins, bright shade, light red and black circular datestamps,
tiny tear in top right corner margin, Very Fine
(Image)
5c Red Brown (12). Three
huge margins incl. trace of adjoining stamp, just touching at bottom, deep
shade, light circular datestamp, Fine
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5c Red Brown (12).
Horizontal pair, large to enormous margins, perfectly struck "New Orleans
La. Jan. 31, 1857" circular datestamp, deep rich color on crisp paper,
faint corner crease at bottom rightEXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A CHOICE HORIZONTAL PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE.
The January 31, 1857 date falls into the "Three Months" period (Jan.-Mar. 1857) of U.S.-French mails, and this pair probably was part of a 15c franking from New Orleans to France. (Image)