U.S. and Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; July 15, 2015: The Confino Collection of United States
July 8-9, 2015
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2022 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 5c brick red, lightly hinged original gum, usual centering, beautiful color, a fresh and fine example of this rare stamp in completely sound condition, with 1974 and 2015 PFCs. Approximately twenty stamps with original gum have been documented (allowing for duplicate offerings and excluding the one known original-gum block). Of those, about half had perfs touching on two sides or were deeply cut into on one side. Almost two-thirds have small faults or stains. An undercatalogued original gum stamp, * Catalog #27 Catalog Value $ 80,000 | Price Realized $30,000.00 |
