U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The David Mace Collection of U.S. Stamps
April 24-25, 2018
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2022 United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 5c brick red, type I, unused, part original gum, h.r., usual centering, nice color, small sealed tear at bottom (below "I" in "Five"), fine appearance, with 2008 PFC. A rare opportunity to obtain this elusive unused stamp (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), * Catalog #27 Catalog Value $80,000 | Price Realized $8,000.00 |
