Lot 4029 o
1857, 5¢ red brown, type I, light New Orleans postmark of Jan. 1859, well centered with deep, true red brown color, full perfs, an Extremely Fine gem; with 1995 & 2020 P.F. certificates, latter Graded XF 90.Scott Nos. 28 $1,100 ++.
A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 5-CENT RED BROWN. THIS ISSUE IS RARE WITH SUCH CHOICE CENTERING.
This should be catalogued as Deep Red Brown, as it is much closer to the Indian Red than it is to the 1856 Red Brown.
Realized: $2,500