Scotts #42 US stamps

#42 - 1875 5¢ reprint

5¢
Orange Brown

Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: Continental Bank Note Co
Subject: Thomas Jefferson
Plate #: 58
Number sold: 878
Perforations: 12 (no gum)
Scott #: 42
Issued: 1876

Value

Used
No sales recorded
No postmark with no gum as issued with hinge mark
$950 - $1,800
No postmark with no gum as issued with
no trace of stamp hinge mark
No sales recorded

Identifying #42

This issue differs from the original in the shade of browns, being an orange brown color. The paper is harder and much more white and highly finished in appearance. The stamps were frequently separated with scissors. The reprints have no grill. #42 was a perf 12 stamp while earlier stamps were perf 15½.