Five Cents Brown 1857

hello unfortunately the stamp has been cut. I have a little trouble differentiating it, is it scott # 28 or 28b?there is no grid on the back
thank you so much

The color does appear to be brown as your title suggests, so it would be a Scott #29.

OK, thanks

Hello
I made you a photho in the natural light. and I have the impression that there is a little red in the color with an obliteration for France. on this site it is written that most of the 5c n ° 28A is on covers in band or multiple of three to pay the postal rate of 15c in France. Is it possible that it is in Indian red? I find them rather close after I am not a professional and I would have liked to have your opinion and your experience on this subject.
thank you in advance for your help
Cordially.

http://www.theswedishtiger.com/28A-scotts.html

Dokho

Almost impossible to say with online images like this. If you had some other 5c Jeffersons and scanned then alongside this one we would have a better chance of getting it right. This is especially true for a more rare color like indian red. Is it possible? Sure, but without either 1) seeing the stamp in person or 2) seeing it in a scan alongside a certified indian red, I'd say you won't get a clear answer here.

? What makes you think it has a 'France' cancellation? The 'FRA' could be for Framingham, MA - or Frankfurt, KY - or any number of US cities. The stamp was used to mail something from an American city - and it would have an American city cancel on the front of the stamp...

Or perhaps San Francisco


Don

ok, the back of the stamp does not seem to me canceled. I will send you a photo with the scan and the back of tomorrow.
thanking you.

Yes, hoping it can help.

No, it can only help if both stamps are scanned at the same time
As an afterthought, look at all he pictures you posted of this stamp; the color is showing different on every one - more evidence that it is impossible to define a color this way,


Peter

On the cancel, I think its an "L" prior to the F. "...LFRA...".

Regardless, its going to be some domestic US city; San Francisco was just an example possibility.

Peter is correct. Two separate scans is not going to help. If you have two stamps on the same scanner at the same time, only then do you know you have a fair comparison. This is likely a brown or a red-brown, and the stamp is in bad condition. Don't hold out for a miracle.

dokho - colors & especially shades like on this stamp are impossible on the internet. Ultimately, to conclude with certainty, and satisfy yourself, you would need a cert. Or show it to a dealer who specializes in US Classics at a show. Definitely not worth spending money on a cert in this case - even if the rarest shade, it is a mutilated space filler at best. A shame, but reality...