Lot 177
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1861, 5¢ buff (67), perfectly centered within balanced margins, deep color in a dark brownish shade, detailed impression, cancelled by a blue Baltimore datestamp, Extremely Fine with great eye appeal. SMQ $2,200.
Scott $1,120
AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THE DIFFICULT 1861 5¢ BUFF, INEXPLICABLY UNDERGRADED, GIVEN ITS PERFECT CENTERING.
Expertization: 1988 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. Certificates, latter graded XF 90.
Provenance: Grunin, Klein, Zoellner
Although this stamp has two certificates as the buff shade, it was offered in the 1998 Zollner sale as a brown yellow.
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