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United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 5c buff, red grid cancel, rich color, fresh and fine stamp, with 2001 PFC Cherrystone Auctions, Nov 2010, Sale 201011, Lot 73 |
US$450.00 |
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5c Brown Yellow (67a). Original gum, true Brown Yellow shade with bright yellowish hue, centered slightly to top but perfs mostly clear, light horizontal crease at top FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 ISSUE IN THE BROWN YELLOW SHADE. WE HAVE SOLD ONLY ELEVEN OTHERS SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS. The 5c Brown Yellow is recognized as being among the rarest of 1861-66 Issue stamps in original-gum condition. Perhaps the only shade varieties rarer than the 5c Brown Yellow are the 3c Pigeon Blood Pink and 24c Blackish Violet (Scott 64a and 78c). A review of Power Search found only eleven other unduplicated examples offered in all of our Rarities sales and in the past 16 years of our auctions. With 1978 and 2010 P.F. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5343 |
US$2,800.00 |
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5c Brown Yellow (Scott 67a). Exceptionally well-centered, bright color, bold Boston large “Paid” grid cancel, small thin spot, Extremely Fine appearance Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5344 |
US$300.00 |
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5c Brown Yellow (Scott 67a). Bright color, unusually choice centering, neat strike of “San Francisco Cal. Oct. 30, 1861” double-circle datestamp and trace of red transit, expertly reperfed at left, Very Fine appearance, with 2010 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5345 |
US$325.00 |
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5c Buff (Scott 67). Beautiful centering with perforations well clear of the design on all sides, wonderful strong color complemented by a bold red grid cancel EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 5-CENT BUFF. With 1983 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5341 |
US$1,600.00 |
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5c Buff (Scott 67). Intense shade, red grid cancel, margins wide to just clear, most recent certificate notes “slight discoloration affecting Jefferson’s head and left side of oval”, still Very Fine appearing example of this difficult stamp, with 1999 and 2010 P.F. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5342 |
US$425.00 |
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o U.S.; General Issues, 1861, 5¢ buff, #67. Black town and red cancels, “thin at lower right”, otherwise Fine, APS (2006) cert. Scott $1,200. Estimate value $120. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 87, Lot 115 |
US$161.00 |
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5c Buff (Scott 67). Bright color, cancelled by neat strike of green boxed grid cancel of Columbus O., tiny repaired tear at top, few small perf imperfections, otherwise Fine, a difficult issue to find with a green cancel, this is the only example with a green cancel we have offered since keeping computerized records, with 1987 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 993, Lot 392 |
US$1,800.00 |
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o 1861, 5¢ buff (67), virtually perfectly centered with vibrant color, neatly struck small blue grid cancel and bit of red transit c.d.s., fresh and Extremely Fine. SMQ value $2,500. Scott $1,200 A MARVELOUS COMBINATION OF OUTSTANDING CENTERING WITH NO PERFORATIONS IMPINGING ON ANY PART OF THE DESIGN, CHOICE COLOR AND IMPRESSION AND LIGHT CANCELS IN TWO COLORS GIVE THE STAMP EXCEPTIONAL EYE APPEAL. Expertization: 2003 PF and 2008 PSE Certificates, the latter graded XF 90. Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 332, Lot 2009 |
US$2,000.00 |
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United States 1861-66 Issue 1861 5c brown yellow, vertical pair, cancelled by red grids, with traces of black cds, rich color, fine and scarce multiple, with 2002 PSE cert. (catalogue value for singles) Cherrystone Auctions, Sep 2010, Sale 201009, Lot 26 |
US$1,100.00 |
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5c Brown Yellow (Scott 67a). Choice centering with well-balanced margins, rich color, blue Baltimore circular datestamp, single nibbed perf at bottom not mentioned on accompanying certificates, tiny perf nick at top right mentioned on only the most recent certificate, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1977 and 2009 P.F. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 992, Lot 2117 |
US$475.00 |
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5c Brown Yellow (Scott 67a). Bright color with attractive blue “Cincinnati O Nov. 19” double-circle datestamp, Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 992, Lot 2118 |
US$425.00 |
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5c Buff (Scott 67). Radiant color, gorgeous centering with wide and balanced margins all around, long and full perforations, neat strikes of grid cancel and circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 5-CENT BUFF IN THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE. Due to narrow spacing on the 5c plate, it is very difficult to find centered copies with the perforations clear of the design on all sides. The stamp offered here, with its choice centering, may be considered a condition rarity. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ price $7,350.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only three others share this grade. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 989, Lot 92 |
US$3,250.00 |
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5c Olive Yellow (Scott 67b). Radiant color in the true Olive Yellow shade, nicely complemented by red target cancel, well-balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 5-CENT IN THE RARE OLIVE YELLOW SHADE. THIS IS THE SCARCEST SHADE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 ISSUE, AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN SUCH PRISTINE CONDITION. We have offered approximately a dozen unduplicated examples since keeping computerized records. With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, SMQ $10,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date (five others share this grade) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 989, Lot 93 |
US$7,000.00 |
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o U.S. General Issues, 1861, 5¢ Buff, #67. Pen cancel, space filler, Average. Scott $1,200. Estimate price $100. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Apr 2010, Sale 85, Lot 251 |
US$109.00 |