Cost of US Stamp Scott 28: 1857 5c Thomas Jefferson. Page 5

1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (28), beautiful red grid cancellation, bright vivid shade, a good looking example of this elusive stamp; small tear at top, and a perf crease at upper left, Very Good to Fine. Scott $1,275. Estimate price $200 – 300.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 359

5c Bright Red Brown (28b). Horizontal pair, beautiful rich color in this desirable shade, two strikes of town cancel, fresh and Fine, scarce as a multiple, with 1990 P.S.E. certificate, Scott Retail as singles

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2013, Sale 1050, Lot 154

5c Red Brown (Scott 28). Faintly cancelled (appears unused), fresh color, sound and about Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2013, Sale 1050, Lot 152

o U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 5¢ red brown, type I, #28. Used, lower left corner perf crease, Just Fine, APS (2012) cert. Scott $1,200. Estimate value $350.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, May 2013, Sale 97, Lot 324

United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 5c bright red brown, vertical strip of three, used in 1858 on FL from New Orleans to France, red New York (Aug 4) Paid and framed “PD,” transit and arrival pmks, fresh and fine cover, with 2012 PFC stating “light diagonal crease at bottom left” (catalogue value for used singles, unpriced as a strip of three, or used on cover)

Cherrystone Auctions, May 2013, Sale 201305, Lot 34

1857, 5¢ bright red brown, type I (Scott 28b), neat, unobtrusive black town cancellation, marvelous example of this often misidentified color shade, nicely centered and completely sound in all respects, a great stamp, Very Fine, 2012 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,500. Estimate price $1,500 – 2,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Apr 2013, Sale 636, Lot 73

1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), neat black face free cancellation, impressive example with bold color and a well placed cancel, a choice sound stamp, Fine. Scott $1,200. Estimate $500 – 750.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Apr 2013, Sale 636, Lot 72

5c Red Brown (Scott 28). Deep rich color in the 1858 shade (in our opinion, Bright Red Brown), unobtrusive strike of circular datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, with 1983, 2001 and 2006 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85), with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80, SMQ price $1,150.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2013, Sale 1040, Lot 1240

5c Red Brown (28). Original gum, h.r., intense 1858 shade and detailed impression, in our opinion 5c Type I stamps in this shade are the Bright Red Brown (Scott 28b), small thin at bottom right corner FINE APPEARANCE. THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN IS AN EXTREMELY RARE STAMP WITH ORIGINAL GUM. THIS IS ONLY THE THIRD SINGLE WITH ORIGINAL GUM WE HAVE OFFERED IN MORE THAN FOURTEEN YEARS OF AUCTIONS. ONE OF THE GREATEST UNHERALDED ORIGINAL-GUM RARITIES OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES PHILATELY. The perforated 5c 1856” Red Brown (Scott 28) stamps were made from the stock of imperforate stamps on hand in 1857 when perforations were introduced (an example is offered in the previous lot). The 1858 printing, the first after perforations were introduced, was in the Bright Red Brown and Indian Red shades. The perforated 5c Type I stamps in any shade of Red Brown are very rare in unused or original-gum condition. In the past thirteen years we have offered over 200,000 auction lots of primarily U.S. stamps. During that time, we have sold only two other Scott 28 singles with original gum and the block of four in the Whitman sale. In our opinion, the Scott Catalogue value for Scott 28 with original gum is too low. The number of original-gum Scott 28 singles falls somewhere between the numbers for the Brick Red (Scott 27) and the Indian Red (Scott 28A), which catalogue $80,000.00 and $175,000.00, respectively. With 2012 P.S.E. certificate.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2013, Sale 1040, Lot 1239

5c Red Brown (Scott 28). Distinctive 1856 shade, outstanding centering with balanced margins well clear of the outer projections all around, town datestamp and trace of red cancel at left EXTREMELY FINE. A FRESH AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN. With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, SMQ $3,250.00). Only six have graded higher.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2013, Sale 1040, Lot 1238

Scott #28, 5c Red brown, Ty. I, deep rich color and razor-sharp impression on fresh paper, nicely centered for this, town cancels and a bit of red postmark as well, nearly very fine; 2012 PF certificate.

Spink Shreves Galleries, Mar 2013, Sale 142, Lot 151

1857, 5¢ red brown, type I (Scott 28), light black town cancellation, tremendous example of this extremely difficult stamp, beautifully centered with nicely balanced margins, and sensational deep rich color, a flawless stamp that would please the most quality conscious collector, Very Fine, 1988 P.F. certificate. Scott $1,200. Estimate price $750 – 1,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Feb 2013, Sale 634, Lot 29

o U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 5¢ Red Brown, Type I, #28. New York MAY 9 cds, reperfed at top, Fine. Scott $1,200. Estimate price $150-180.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jan 2013, Sale 96, Lot 426

5c Bright Red Brown (Scott 28b). Deep rich color, margins to in at right, light town cancel, almost Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate as No. 28b, but this stamp’s color is more Indian Red than many Indian Reds

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2012, Sale 1037, Lot 1477

5c Red Brown (Scott 28). Stitch watermark, extraordinarily well-centered with perfs clear of the design at all points, rich vibrant color with light unobtrusive cancel EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN. With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, SMQ value $3,250.00). Only six have been graded higher

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2012, Sale 1037, Lot 1476