Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. Sale

United States Stamps continued...

**5c 1857-60 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
258		5c Brick Red (27). Perfectly centered with balanced margins, rich color, well-struck San Francisco 1861 cds, remarkably fresh EXTREMELY FINE. EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT BRICK RED WITH BALANCED MARGINS AND A SHARP CANCEL ARE EXCEEDINGLY RARE. A superb stamp (Image)	1,300.00	2,500.00
259		5c Brick Red (27). Perfectly centered, bright color, neat town datestamp, light vertical crease ending in small tear at top, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)	1,300.00	270.00
260		5c Brick Red (27). Rich color, light circular datestamp, small filled thin spot, appears Very Fine, with photocopy of 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,300.00	325.00
261		5c Brick Red (27). Brilliant color, 1859 circular datestamp and small part of red transit cancel, crease and small tear, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	1,350.00	200.00
262		5c Brick Red (27). Neat strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, faint diagonal crease at bottom right not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Very Fine, with copy of 1978 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,300.00	475.00
263		5c Red Brown (28). Well-centered, fresh and bright color, light strike of red New York cds, fresh and Very Fine, with copy of 1979 P.F. certificate (Image)	650.00	1,300.00
265		5c Red Brown, Ty. I (28). Very light cds, rich color, couple short perfs at right and reperfed at bottom, appears Very Fine (Image)	650.00	230.00
266		5c Indian Red (28A). Vivid and distinctive Indian Red shade and proof-like impression, beautifully centered, well-struck circular datestamp with year date, long full perforations, small thins at top right, appears Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	3,000.00	950.00
267		5c Indian Red (28A). Light cds, deep rich color, reperfed at bottom, appears Very Fine (Image)	3,000.00	1,350.00
268		5c Brown (29). Beautiful deep rich color, scissors-separated at sides leaving perfs completely intact and showing part of imprint at left and part of adjoining stamp at right, face-free strike of cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, an outstanding stamp, scarce showing part of the imprint (Image)	350.00	250.00
269		5c Brown (29). Incredibly choice centering with perfs well clear of design on all four sides, brilliant color on bright paper, faint face-free strike of town datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)	350.00	800.00

5c 1857-60 Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

258

5c Brick Red (27). Perfectly centered with balanced margins, rich color, well-struck San Francisco 1861 cds, remarkably fresh

EXTREMELY FINE. EXAMPLES OF THE 5-CENT BRICK RED WITH BALANCED MARGINS AND A SHARP CANCEL ARE EXCEEDINGLY RARE.

A superb stamp (Image)

1,300.00

2,500.00

259

5c Brick Red (27). Perfectly centered, bright color, neat town datestamp, light vertical crease ending in small tear at top, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)

1,300.00

270.00

260

5c Brick Red (27). Rich color, light circular datestamp, small filled thin spot, appears Very Fine, with photocopy of 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,300.00

325.00

261

5c Brick Red (27). Brilliant color, 1859 circular datestamp and small part of red transit cancel, crease and small tear, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

1,350.00

200.00

262

5c Brick Red (27). Neat strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, faint diagonal crease at bottom right not mentioned on accompanying certificate, otherwise Very Fine, with copy of 1978 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,300.00

475.00

263

5c Red Brown (28). Well-centered, fresh and bright color, light strike of red New York cds, fresh and Very Fine, with copy of 1979 P.F. certificate (Image)

650.00

1,300.00

265

5c Red Brown, Ty. I (28). Very light cds, rich color, couple short perfs at right and reperfed at bottom, appears Very Fine (Image)

650.00

230.00

266

5c Indian Red (28A). Vivid and distinctive Indian Red shade and proof-like impression, beautifully centered, well-struck circular datestamp with year date, long full perforations, small thins at top right, appears Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

3,000.00

950.00

267

5c Indian Red (28A). Light cds, deep rich color, reperfed at bottom, appears Very Fine (Image)

3,000.00

1,350.00

268

5c Brown (29). Beautiful deep rich color, scissors-separated at sides leaving perfs completely intact and showing part of imprint at left and part of adjoining stamp at right, face-free strike of cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, an outstanding stamp, scarce showing part of the imprint (Image)

350.00

250.00

269

5c Brown (29). Incredibly choice centering with perfs well clear of design on all four sides, brilliant color on bright paper, faint face-free strike of town datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)

350.00

800.00