Lot 1631 o
1847, 5¢ orange brown, double transfer (type "C"), showing double transfer of all frame lines, the numerals 5 and "Five Cents", light red grid cancels, large margins all around, rich true orange brown color, Extremely Fine and choice, Scott catalog value for the normal red brown shade; with 2015 P.F. Graded certificate (XF 90 XQ).Scott No. 1b var. $10,500.
THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLE OF THE 1847 5¢ TYPE C DOUBLE TRANSFER IN THE SCARCE ORANGE BROWN SHADE - A GREAT RARITY IN BOTH CONDITION AND VARIETY.
A search of the Philatelic Foundation "Certificate Search" for any comparable revealed only a single faulty example.
Realized: $7,500