Lot 2511 o
1862, 5¢ red brown, intensely rich color and near perfect centering, neat red grid and blue town cancels, Extremely Fine and attractive, a striking used stamp with dual color cancellations; with 1988 P.F. & 2009 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SMQ $1,000).Scott No. 75 $425.
Realized: $800
Lot 2512 o
1862, 5¢ red brown, stunning intensely rich color, choice centering and margins, bold blue Baltimore, Md. town cancel, Extremely Fine and choice, a very attractive and striking used stamp; with 2009 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 75 $455.
Realized: $700
Lot 2513 o
1862, 5¢ red brown, beautiful rich deep color, choice margins and centering, bold central blue circular grid cancel, Extremely Fine, a lovely stamp with this beautifully struck color cancel; with 2001 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 75 $455.
Lot 2514 o
1862, 5¢ red brown, fiery rich and intensely deep color, exceptional centering amid beautifully balanced margins, neat strike of segmented grid cancel, Extremely Fine and choice; with 1986 P.F., 2013 P.S.A.G. & 2017 P.S.E. certificates, the P.S.A.G. Graded (90, SSV $1,200).Scott No. 75 $425.
A STRIKING GEM WHICH IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN THIS OUTSTANDING CONDITION.
Realized: $1,050
Lot 2515 o
1862, 5¢ red brown, Horizontal Pair, target and small portions of red transit cancels, wide margins and intensely rich color, Very Fine and choice, a very attractive multiple; with 2002 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 75 $1,100.
Realized: $1,150
Lot 2516 o
1862, 5¢ dark red brown, exceptional centering, striking rich and distinctively dark shade, black grid cancels, Extremely Fine and choice, a choice example of this elusive and seldom offered shade variety; with 1995 P.F. & 2017 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SMQ $1000), only 7 examples graded higher all at 95.Scott No. 75 $1,000.
Realized: $700
Lot 2517 o
1863, 5¢ brown, full bold strike of fancy "Bridgeport Fireman" pictorial cancel of Waterbury, Conn. (S-E PH-F 17), stamp with a couple small corner flaws, a Extremely Fine and choice strike. Rohloff No. E-6.Scott No. 76 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
A LOVELY STRIKE OF THE WATERBURY "BRIDGEPORT FIREMAN" PICTORIAL CANCELLATION - EXTREMELY RARE ON THE 1863 5¢ BROWN ISSUE.
Realized: $7,500
Lot 2518 o
1863, 5¢ brown, complete central strike of fancy Bat of Higham, Mass. (Skinner-Eno PA-Bt 1) and red town cancels, exceptional centering and margins, bold color, Extremely Fine, ex-Kirke; with 2005 and 2006 P.F. & 2005 P.S.E. certificates, the latter two Graded (VF-XF 85).Scott No. 76 Estimate $600 - 800.
Lot 2519 o
1863, 5¢ brown, full central circular "A.B. Griswold & Co., New Orleans, Nov 25, 1865" revenue cancel, choice centering amid remarkably large margins, strong bright color, an Extremely Fine jumbo, exceedingly rare with margins so large; with 1988 & 2006 P.F. certificates.Scott No. 76 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $625
Lot 2520 o
1863, 5¢ brown, central red circular Fulton Bank date stamp revenue cancel, choice centering amid wide margins, intensely rich vivid color on bright paper, Extremely Fine and choice, an outstanding stamp with a wonderful color cancel revenue usage; with 2002 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 76 Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $350