 |
||||||||
 |
||||||||
|
||||||||
|
||||||||
| Lot | Sym. | Lot Description | |
| 175 |  |
 2c Vermilion (178). Original gum, lightly hinged, radiant color as fresh as the day it was printed, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, ex Vineyard, with 1986, 2003 and 2004 P.F.
certificates (Image Magnifier) |
475.00 |
| 176 | |
 5c Blue (179). Original gum, lightly hinged, almost perfectly centered with wide balanced margins all around, incredibly rich color on
deeply blued paper, sharp and detailed impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE CONTINENTAL 1875 5-CENT TAYLOR. AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND IN SUCH EXCEPTIONALLY CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION. The addition of a 5c value was made necessary by the creation of the General Post Union in 1874, which specified a rate of 5c between member countries, effective July 1, 1875. Of the two regular-issue 5c Taylor stamps -- Scott 179 (Continental) and Scott 185 (American) -- the former is much more difficult to obtain in this superb original-gum condition because comparatively few multiples have ever been available to feed the demand for singles. With 2002 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90, SMQ $2,050.00) (Image Magnifier) |
850.00 |