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5c Bright Red Brown (Scott 28b). Intense color on bright paper, neat strike of circular datestamp VERY FINE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT BRIGHT RED BROWN SHADE. With 1989 and 2014 P.F. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2014, Sale 1078, Lot 104 |
US$950.00 |
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1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), attractive black and blue town cancellations, lovely example of this exceedingly difficult stamp, with sharp clear color and prooflike impression, Very Fine, 2010 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,200. Estimate value $750 – 1,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2014, Sale 655, Lot 181 |
US$600.00 |
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o U.S. General Issues, 1857, 5¢ Red Brown, Type I, #28, used, “light horiz. bend”, Fine appearance, PSAG (2014) cert. Scott $1,200. Estimate price $200-250. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2014, Sale 102, Lot 1669 |
US$230.00 |
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5c Bright Red Brown (Scott 28b). Rich shade from the 1858 printing, four margins, light New Orleans town cancel, Very Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate as Red Brown (we believe it is Bright Red Brown) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2014, Sale 1077, Lot 67 |
US$1,200.00 |
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1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), light black “May 11” town cancellation, attractive and sound example of this tough stamp, with shimmering rich color, Fine, 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,200. Estimate $500 – 750. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2014, Sale 653, Lot 2077 |
US$400.00 |
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1857, 5¢ bright red brown, type I (Scott 28b), light black cancellation, fantastic bright color approaching henna red, a very pretty stamp; light diagonal crease at bottom right, and a tiny surface scuff outside oval at lower right, Very Good to Fine, 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,500. Estimate $350 – 500. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2014, Sale 652, Lot 110 |
US$350.00 |
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1857, 5¢ bright red brown, type I (Scott 28b), black town cancellation, beautifully centered with mouthwatering color – so close to being the more valuable Indian red shade, a choice sound stamp with impressive attributes, Very Fine, 2013 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,500. Estimate value $1,500 – 2,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2014, Sale 652, Lot 108 |
US$1,200.00 |
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1857, 5¢ bright red brown, type I (Scott 28b), neatly struck black town cancellation, incredibly fresh example of this rarely offered bright red brown shade, a flawless used example with exquisite color, Fine, 1990 P.S.E. certificate for horizontal pair, from which this elusive stamp was taken, this being the right stamp from the pair. Scott $2,500. Estimate value $600 – 800. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, May 2014, Sale 652, Lot 109 |
US$450.00 |
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Scott #28, 5c Red brown, Ty. I, particularly well centered used example, intensely rich color, well incised impression on fresh paper, neat portion of New Orleans c.d.s. cancel, a few slightly blunted perfs. at bottom left, otherwise very fine and choice; 2014 PF certificate. Spink Shreves Galleries, May 2014, Sale 148, Lot 48 |
US$300.00 |
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o 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), exceptionally well centered for this tightly spaced issue, gorgeous rich color, town postmark, choice Extremely Fine. SMQ value $3,250 (photo). $1,200 THE 5¢ RED BROWN IS SCARCE IN TOP GRADES, WITH ONLY 6 GRADED HIGHER. Expertization: 2007 P.S.E. Certificate graded XF 90. Matthew Bennett International, May 2014, Sale 350, Lot 59 |
US$2,000.00 |
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o 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), well centered, lovely color on bright crisp paper, neat cancel, couple slightly short perfs, otherwise F.-V.F., SMQ price $825 (photo). $1,200 Expertization: 1983, 2000 P.F. (neither mentioning nibbed perfs), and 2009 P.S.E. Certificates, the last graded F-VF 75. Matthew Bennett International, May 2014, Sale 350, Lot 61 |
US$500.00 |
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o 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), vivid, rich color on bright paper, well centered, light town cancel, fresh and F.-V.F (photo). $1,200 Expertization: 1974 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, May 2014, Sale 350, Lot 60 |
US$550.00 |
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1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), light black town cancellation, among the freshest and choicest examples we’ve ever had the pleasure to offer; a superbly centered stamp with dynamite color of great intensity; among the nicest obtainable, a worthwhile addition to any great collection, Extremely Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate & 1988 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,200. Estimate price $1,000 – 1,500. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Mar 2014, Sale 648, Lot 2022 |
US$900.00 |
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1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), expertly regummed, true rich sharp impression with brilliant rich unmistakable red brown color upon bright white paper, projections clear to touching but complete; one of the scarcest unused regularly issued stamps and missing from the most advanced mint collections, Very Fine, rare, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $15,000. Estimate price $7,500 – 10,000 The delivery of imperforate stock of the 1851 issue provided the first examples to be introduced with perforations for the 1857 issue, most of the examples extant are without gum and this being an incredibly fresh and choice example . Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Mar 2014, Sale 650, Lot 2511 |
US$6,250.00 |
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5c Red Brown (Scott 28). Warm shade and crisp impression, wide margins which are clear of the outer projections all around, town datestamp EXTREMELY FINE. A FRESH AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN. With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ value $3,250.00), only six have graded higher. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2014, Sale 1067, Lot 939 |
US$2,600.00 |