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1857-60 Issue continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
1543 image5c Bright Red Brown (28b). Deep rich color and proof-like impression, the shade is very close to Indian Red, choice centering with well-balanced margins, neat strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with copy of 1983 P.F. certificate (Image) 1,500.00 2,100.00
1544 image5c Bright Red Brown (28b). Exceptionally well-centered, perfs clear on three sides, barely touching to ever so slightly in at top, magnificent color near Indian Red, bold rim and one letter of a circular datestamp at right, reperfed at right, Extremely Fine appearance (Image) 1,500.00 325.00
1545 image5c Indian Red (28A). Perfectly centered example with perforations clear of design on all sides, magnificent deep rich true Indian Red color on fresh bright white paper, fairly light partial New York circular datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 1857 5-CENT INDIAN RED IS MISSING IN MOST ADVANCED COLLECTIONS AND IS AN INCALCUABLE RARITY IN THIS STUNNING QUALITY.

With 1995 P.F. and P.S.E. certificates and 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,500.00 12,000.00
1546 image5c Indian Red (28A). Exceptionally well-centered, beautiful deep rich color, partial circular datestamp and additional brown-red cancel at extreme bottom, small corner crease, otherwise Very Fine, with photocopy of 1999 P.F. certificate for horizontal strip of three (right stamp) (Image) 3,500.00 2,400.00
1547 image5c Indian Red (28A). Distinctive Indian Red shade with strong orange cast, neat strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, fresh and Fine, ex Knapp (Image) 3,500.00 1,200.00
1548 og image5c Brown (29). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright shade, three wide margins, just barely in at bottom, light diagonal crease at top left, Fine appearance, with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) 3,000.00 1,100.00
1549 image5c Brown (29). Bright shade, virtually perfect centering, light strike of double-circle datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate as Red Brown No. 28, but it most definitely is the Brown No. 29 color (Image) 425.00 1,400.00
1550 image5c Brown (29). Exceptionally well-centered, rich color, 1860 circular datestamp and trace of red transit, Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate (Image) 425.00 450.00
1551 image5c Brown (29). Exceptionally well-centered, deep color, part circular datestamp, Very Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (F-VF 75, SMQ $220.00 as 70, $440.00 as 80) (Image) 425.00 225.00
1552 image5c Brown (29). Bright color, neat strike of circular datestamp, unpunched perf at top left, Very Fine, with copy of 1984 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair (Image) 425.00 275.00
1553 image5c Brown (29). Dark shade, light cancel, nearly Very Fine, with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) 425.00 250.00

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