3c Rose, Ty. I (25).
Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE. THE 1857 PERFORATED 3-CENT TYPE I ISSUE IS RARELY FOUND IN CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION.
With 1986 P.F. certificate (Image)
3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Block
of four, original gum, bottom stamps Mint N.H., small h.r. at top,
unusually bright and fresh colorFRESH AND FINE. A RARE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1857 3-CENT PERFORATED TYPE I WITH THE BOTTOM STAMPS IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION. A GREAT RARITY.
As an indication of rarity, a search of our auction catalogues for the past ten years yielded only one other Mint N.H. example of this stamp, offered in our recent Silver Lake auction. The block itself is also very rare, and is of far better quality than most of the few others known.
With 1992 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as block of four with no premium for the Mint N.H. stamps. (Image)
3c Dull Red (26). Ms.
cancel, perfect strike of blue "Mechanicsburg Ind." Eagle, Stars and
Branches fancy town handstamp with ms. "Mar. 13" date on blue
cover to Plymouth Ind., with original enclosure datelined 1861, Very Fine,
one of the most striking and rarest of town markings used during the 1857
Issue period (Image)
5c Bright Red Brown (28b).
From the top row of the plate, beautiful rich color, well-centered on fresh
white paper with remarkably wide margins that are virtually unseen on this
issue, New Orleans circular datestamps and red transitsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS USED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1857 ISSUE IN THE BRIGHT RED BROWN SHADE. FEW EXIST IN THIS SUPERIOR GRADE.
Considering this stamp's intense shade and remarkable condition, we value it almost equally with the Indian Red, Scott 28A.
With 1996 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair, this being the left stamp (Image)
5c Orange Brown, Ty. II
(30). Original gum, barely hinged, beautiful warm shade, unusually wide
margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL WIDE-MARGINED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT TYPE II ORANGE BROWN ISSUED IN 1861.
With 1992 P.F. certificate. (Image)
5c Orange Brown, Ty. II
(30). Beautifully centered, deep rich color on fresh paper, bold red
grid cancelsEXTREMELY FINE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT TYPE II ORANGE BROWN.
The Orange Brown is much scarcer used than unused. Examples in this superb used condition are rare.
With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Orange Brown, Ty. II
(30). Vertical pair and single, radiant color, tied by red grids,
matching "New York Paid 12 Jul. 31" credit datestamp on 1861 blue folded
cover to Lyon, France, red boxed "P.D." handstamp and Calais
transitEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT TYPE II ORANGE BROWN USED ON COVER. ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF THE CLASSIC PERIOD.
The Orange Brown stamp was not issued until mid-1861, and its use was cut short by the Civil War and demonetization of circulating stamps. The last published update of the census of 5c Orange Brown covers by Dr. Richard M. Searing showed a total of 38 covers.
With 1967 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Brown, Ty. II (30A).
Original gum, wide margins, dark shade and detailed
impressionEXTREMELY FINE. THE 5-CENT TYPE II BROWN IS RARE IN THIS ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION.
Unlike its Orange Brown counterpart, the 5c Type II in Brown was not on hand in post offices when the 1861 demonetization order took effect. Therefore, original-gum examples of Scott 30A are far scarcer than Scott 30. The narrow spacing between subjects on the plate and Toppan Carpenter's imprecise perforating leave collectors with very few well-centered original-gum examples.
With 1985 and 1996 P.F. certificates. (Image)