Price of US Stamps Scott 12: 1856 5c Thomas Jefferson. Page 10

1856, 5¢ red brown (Scott 12), choice example with extremely intense color, eye catching piece, tied on piece by neat black “New Orleans, La., Mar. 16, 1857” cds, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate $400 – 600.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2012, Sale 632, Lot 943

1856, 5¢ red brown (Scott 12), extremely fresh example with a nice light cancel, very pleasing, tied to small piece by light black “New Orleans, La., Mar 30” town cancel plus a pretty blue French receiving handstamp at upper right, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $875. Estimate value $400 – 600.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2012, Sale 632, Lot 944

1856, 5¢ red brown (Scott 12), attractive and fresh completely sound stamp, neat black cancellation, Very Fine. Scott $750. Estimate $500 – 750.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2012, Sale 632, Lot 941

1856, 5¢ red brown (Scott 12), lovely wide margined example, gorgeous rich shade, neat black “New Orleans, La., Mar. 16, 1857” cancellation, Very Fine, 1988 P.F. certificate. Scott $750. Estimate value $400 – 600.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2012, Sale 632, Lot 942

o 1856, 5¢ red brown (12), large to oversize margins with adjacent stamps visible at right and bottom, rich color and clear partial New Orleans c.d.s., fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott price $750

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 346, Lot 679

1856, 5¢ red brown (12), ample margins except barely shaved at top center; rich color and part original gum; few tiny tone spots, mostly visible only on reverse, otherwise F.-V.F. Scott price $30,000 Expertization: photocopy of 2005 PF Certificate for a block of three noting “small part o.g.”. Provenance: Mayer (as part of a block of three) Mayer (as part of a block of three).

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 346, Lot 676

1856, 5¢ red brown (12), clear to large margins with bit of adjacent stamp visible at right, rich color and part original gum; few tiny tone spots, mostly visible only on reverse, otherwise Very Fine. Scott price $30,000 Expertization: photocopy of 2005 PF Certificate for a block of three noting “small part o.g.”. Provenance: Mayer (as part of a block of three) Mayer (as part of a block of three).

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 346, Lot 675

o 1856, 5¢ red brown (12), huge, perfectly balanced margins with deep rich color and a light town cancel; a fresh and choice Extremely Fine to Superb Gem. SMQ value $2,150. Scott $750 Expertization: 1991 PF and 2009 PSE Certificates, the latter graded XF-Sup 95. Provenance: Minervino.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 346, Lot 678

o 1856, 5¢ red brown (12), full to very large margins with deep, rich color, a finely detailed impression and a pretty, bright red grid cancel; fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott $900 Expertization: 2000 PF Certificate. Provenance: Moody.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 346, Lot 677

United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 5c brown, horizontal strip of three, margins all around, barely touching at left, cancelled by light New Orleans Apr.2, 1857 cds on piece, fresh and fine strip

Cherrystone Auctions, Sep 2012, Sale 201209, Lot 17

United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 5c red brown, neat New Orleans town canc., margins all around, v.f., with 1990 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Sep 2012, Sale 201209, Lot 16

o 1856, 5¢ red brown (12), vertical pair, large margins (bits of adjacent stamps visible at right) with exceptionally bright color and paper and a clear New Orleans town cancel; fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott $1,750 A PAIR OF EXTRAORDINARY FRESHNESS AND BEAUTY, AND GIVEN THE BRILLIANT COLOR, LARGE MARGINS AND CRISP POSTMARK, WE CAN SEE WHY THIS PAIR HAS GRACED THE HOLDINGS OF SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND QUALITY-CONSCIOUS COLLECTORS. Expertization: signed Colson (“W.H.C.”) with 2006 PF Certificate. Provenance: Caspary, Lehman, Klein, Mayer.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 345, Lot 29

o 1856, 5¢ red brown (12), position 31L showing “Toppan Carpe(nter)” portion of imprint in the left sheet margin; huge margins all around including portion of adjoining stamp at right, exceptionally bright and fresh with a light town cancel; trivial, faint corner crease at upper right and microscopic pinhole at lower left, both entirely in the margins; still Extremely Fine. Scott $750 A STUNNING AND POSSIBLY UNIQUE 5¢ 1856 FROM POSITION 31L. THE EXAMPLE OFFERED HERE MAY WELL BE THE LARGEST MARGINED IMPRINT SINGLE IN EXISTENCE. Expertization: 1998 & 2006 PF Certificates, only the last noting the pinhole. Provenance: Caspary, Ishikawa, Mayer. Illustrated: Frajola and Mayer, p. 23.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 345, Lot 27

o 1856, 5¢ red brown (12), large to huge margins with full inter-pane sheet margin and centerline at right, exceptionally intense color on bright paper with a bold New Orleans town cancel; Extremely Fine. Scott price $750 THIS EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE FROM THE CASPARY AND MAYER COLLECTIONS IS ONE OF THE FINEST USED 5¢ IMPERFORATE SINGLES AVAILABLE. Expertization: 2006 PF Certificate. Provenance: Caspary, Mayer.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 345, Lot 28

1856, 5¢ red brown (12), very large margins with good bit of adjacent stamp visible at right, rich color and a sharp impression, part original gum; barely noticeable tiny tone spots, mostly visible only on reverse, otherwise Extremely Fine. Scott value $30,000 AN EXCEPTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE MINT STAMP. THIS MAY WELL BE THE LARGEST MARGINED OF ANY MINT OR UNUSED 5¢ 1856. Expertization: 2005 PF Certificate for a block of three noting “small part o.g.”. Provenance: Mayer as part of a block of three.

Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2012, Sale 345, Lot 25