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$5.00 Green & Brown, State, Atlanta Trial Color Proof (Scott O69TC4e). Large margins to clear, bright colors, filled thin at top, Very Fine appearance Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2014, Sale 1082, Lot 247 |
US$130.00 |
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State Dept., 1873, $5 green & black (Scott O69), bold cancel, attractive example of this scarce stamp; minor nibbed perfs not mentioned in certificate, otherwise Fine, 1981 P.F. certificate. Scott $13,000. Estimate $3,000 – 4,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2014, Sale 655, Lot 881 |
US$3,000.00 |
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* 1873, $5 State Dept. (Scott O69), excellent centering for this issue, with bright colors, and full fresh original gum, Very Fine (photo). $8,000 A STELLAR MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE STATE DEPARTMENT HIGH VALUE -GIVEN THAT THE $5 IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE REGULARLY ISSUED U.S. STAMPS WITH ONLY 363 PRINTED, SOME OF WHICH WERE USED, AND THAT ONLY ABOUT 25% OF THE CERTIFIED MINT $5 STATES ARE SOUND AND WITH ORIGINAL GUM, IT IS NO WONDER CHOICE MINT EXAMPLES SUCH AS THIS ARE RARELY OFFERED. Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, May 2014, Sale 350, Lot 693 |
US$5,500.00 |
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$5.00 State (Scott O69). Some gum disturbance from hinge removal, intense colors, Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2014, Sale 1067, Lot 1720 |
US$2,000.00 |
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United States – Officials 1873 $5 green and black, small part disturbed original gum, fine sound copy, with 2004 PSE cert. Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2014, Sale 201401, Lot 53 |
US$2,400.00 |
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$5.00 State (Scott O69). Cork cancels and part of Washington D.C. oval, reperforated at sides, small pinhole, Fine appearance, a presentable example of this rare used Official, with 1984 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 843 |
US$1,000.00 |
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$5.00 State (Scott O69). Original gum, small bit of gum loss where part of hinge remnant removed, deep rich colors, Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 4174 |
US$1,000.00 |
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$5.00 State (Scott O69). Large part original gum, lovely colors, design clear from the perforations, short perfs at right, otherwise Fine, a scarce and attractive $5.00 State Department, with 2013 P.F. certificate, Offered on behalf of Harvard University Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 4173 |
US$2,800.00 |
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$5.00 State, Plate Proof on India (O69P3). Complete sheet of ten with imprints and double plate no., Extremely Fine, gorgeous unlisted sheet, Scott Retail as two singles and two blocks of four, it is interesting to note that the $5.00 card proof sheet has a Scott Retail of $5,000.00 with the components as above having a Scott value of only $420.00 Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3269 |
US$4,750.00 |
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$5.00 State (Scott O69). Cork cancel as often seen, short perf right and insignificant toning on some top perfs, perfs close top and right, Very Good, this is extremely difficult to obtain as a used stamp in any condition, perhaps a half dozen are known Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2013, Sale 1050, Lot 769 |
US$2,000.00 |
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State Dept., 1873, $5 green & black (Scott O69), rich sharp colors, large part o.g.; reperforated (not mentioned on certificate), Fine to Very Fine and rare, 1997 PSE certificate. Scott $8,000. Estimate $2,500 – 3,500. (Image 1) Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jun 2012, Sale 630, Lot 2109 |
US$1,300.00 |
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$5.00 State (Scott O69). Position four from the sheet of 10, top selvage with green frame plate “No. 120” and black vignette plate “No. (123)”, original gum, h.r. reinforces perfs between stamp and selvage and at top of selvage, deep rich color, short perf at upper left FINE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM $5.00 STATE DEPARTMENT WITH SHEET SELVAGE SHOWING THE FRAME PLATE NUMBER AND PART OF THE VIGNETTE PLATE NUMBER. This stamp was mounted in the Frelinghuysen album with the two parts of the attached selvage folded underneath. A Power Search review found only a single example of the $5.00 State Department stamp with attached selvage. That stamp was a corner-margin single showing part of the imprint. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2012, Sale 1021, Lot 522 |
US$3,500.00 |
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State Dept., 1873, $5 green & black (O69), vibrant color, large part original gum, reperforated at right & bottom, otherwise Fine. Scott $8,000 Expertization: 2005 APS certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Mar 2012, Sale 344, Lot 4821 |
US$1,100.00 |
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() U.S.; Official, State Dept., 1873, $5 Green & Black, #O69, unused. Centered to top, Fine for this, PF (1983) cert. Scott $3,750. Estimate value $550-650. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Feb 2012, Sale 92, Lot 1338 |
US$748.00 |
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$5.00 State (Scott O69). Cancelled by unusually light face-free strike of cut cork cancel, choice centering, expertly repaired small tears and thins along bottom perfs VERY FINE APPEARANCE. MOST OF THE FEW KNOWN GENUINELY USED EXAMPLES OF THE $5.00 STATE DEPARTMENT STAMP HAVE FAULTS TO A GREATER OR LESSER DEGREE. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE IN TERMS OF CENTERING AND CANCELLATION. Approximately six known used Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2011, Sale 1014, Lot 2361 |
US$2,500.00 |