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$5.00 Dark Green (Scott 263). Original gum, wide margins and intense color, natural gum creases or wrinkles, small light corner crease, otherwise Very Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2013, Sale 1050, Lot 397 |
US$700.00 |
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$5.00 Dark Green (Scott 263). Wide margins, deep rich color, lightly struck oval registry cancel, Very Fine, a stamp with wonderful eye appeal Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2013, Sale 1050, Lot 399 |
US$2,200.00 |
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$5.00 Dark Green (Scott 263). Original gum, barely hinged with characteristic crackly original gum, wonderful deep rich color, Fine, scarce with original gum Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2013, Sale 1050, Lot 398 |
US$1,100.00 |
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$5.00 Dark Green (Scott 263). Rich color on bright paper, unobtrusive cancel, horizontal crease and filled thin, appears Fine, with 1982 and 2013 P.F. certificates, only the latter mentioning the faults Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2013, Sale 1050, Lot 400 |
US$800.00 |
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$5.00 Dark Green (Scott 263). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color and detailed impression, wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 $5.00 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. With 1979 and 2013 P.F. certificates. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, May 2013, Sale 1044, Lot 213 |
US$4,750.00 |
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1894, $5 dark green (Scott 263), o.g., previously hinged, extraordinary example of this rare $5 Bureau issue, with alluring rich color and finely detailed impression, centered much nicer than normally found on this difficult issue, a great stamp, Very Fine, 1981 P.F. certificate. Scott $4,500. Estimate $3,000 – 4,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Apr 2013, Sale 636, Lot 215 |
US$2,800.00 |
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$5.00 Dark Green (Scott 263). Original gum, brilliant color, crisp impression VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 UNWATERMARKED $5.00 BUREAU ISSUE. With 2002 P.F. certificate. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2013, Sale 1040, Lot 1576 |
US$3,250.00 |
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1894, $5 dark green (Scott 263), disturbed o.g., wonderfully fresh copy of this stamp, the rarest regularly issued United States stamp, with bold rich color; trivial hinge thin at top, otherwise Fine, 1986 A.P.S. certificate. Scott $4,500. Estimate price $750 – 1,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Feb 2013, Sale 634, Lot 180 |
US$850.00 |
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1894, $5 dark green (Scott 263), expertly regummed, wonderful rich shade, handsome example of this rare regular issue; minute thin speck only shows when dipped in fluid is of little consequence, otherwise Fine. Scott $2,000. Estimate price $750 – 1,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2012, Sale 633, Lot 476 |
US$450.00 |
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$5.00 Dark Green (Scott 263). Rich color on bright paper, unobtrusive cancel, fresh and Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2012, Sale 1037, Lot 1884 |
US$1,300.00 |
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$5.00 Dark Green (Scott 263). Slightly disturbed original gum, h.r., few unpunched perfs at left and some gum soaked perfs at top otherwise, Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2012, Sale 1037, Lot 1883 |
US$550.00 |
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$5.00 Dark Green, Large Die Proof on India (Scott 263P1). Mounted on 151 x 201mm card, rich color, pencil notations on back, Very Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2012, Sale 1037, Lot 1223 |
US$225.00 |
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$5.00 Dark Green (263). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression on post-office fresh paper, perfectly centered with wide margins EXTREMELY FINE FINE GEM. THIS STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 $5.00 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE HAS BEEN GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E. — THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE IT. The 1894 Unwatermarked issue was the first U.S. postage issue to be printed by the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, after the contract with American Bank Note Co. expired. The first stamps printed by the Bureau are notoriously difficult to find well-centered, as production was marred by initial problems as they geared up to meet the needs of the public for stamps. The designs through the $1.00 repeated the 1890 ABN Co. issue, with the addition of corner triangles to distinguish the printings. The use of the same designs is another indication of the time pressure that may have caused some of the initial production problems. Perhaps the two most difficult denominations to find in superb condition are the $1.00 Type II (Scott 261A), and the $5.00. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Gem 100, unpriced above the grade of 98, SMQ price $20,900.00 as 98). This is the highest grade awarded and no others share it. Collectors waiting for a Mint N.H. example in higher grades will have a very long wait — the highest grade awarded thus far to a Mint N.H. copy is 80. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2012, Sale 1034, Lot 245 |
US$10,500.00 |
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$5.00 Dark Green (Scott 263). Mint N.H., with wide selvage at left, choice centering and balanced margins, beautiful deep rich color and incredibly detailed impression showing all of the finely-engraved lines in the background, bright and fresh paper, slight wrinkle in selvage only VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. Without question, the $5.00 is the rarest of the 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue in sound, well-centered Mint Never-Hinged condition. It is unlikely that more than three or four Extremely Fine Mint N.H. examples exist. Ex Whitman. Ward handstamp in selvage. With copy of 1993 P.F. certificate for block and 1999 P.F. certificate for single Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2012, Sale 1033, Lot 4152 |
US$11,500.00 |
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$5.00 Dark Green (Scott 263). Huge margins, rich color, on bright paper, unusually choice centering for this difficult issue, bold strike of registry oval cancel VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE JUMBO-MARGINED EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 $5.00 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. With 2005 and 2007 P.F. certificates (VF 80 Jumbo). With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80 Jumbo, SMQ $2,400.00 as 80, $3,700.00 as 85). Only three have graded higher. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2012, Sale 1032, Lot 3379 |
US$2,500.00 |