5c Red Brown (75).
Perfectly centered with wide margins clear of outer frameline all around,
brilliant color in the true Red Brown shade, perfect strike of
"Paid" in oval cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT RED BROWN 1862 ISSUE. A WONDERFUL STAMP IN TERMS OF CENTERING, COLOR, FRESHNESS OF PAPER AND CANCELLATION.
With 2003 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90) (Image)
24c Lilac (78). Intense
color, choice centering with unusually wide margins for this difficult
issue, bold strike of circle of wedges cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine,
with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)
24c Gray (78b). Original
gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and detailed impression, choice
centering for this difficult issue with well-balanced
marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT GRAY 1863 ISSUE. SCARCE IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION.
Although the 24c 1861-66 Issue exists in large quantities of used stamps and a fair quantity of off-center original-gum examples, all of the shades are rare in higher grades with original gum. This superb Gray (a later printing) is remarkable not only for its centering and gum, but there are no traces of toning that often plague original-gum examples of Scott 78b. (Image)