Lot 77
1861, 5¢ brown, First Design (57), deep color and sharp prooflike impression on fresh crisp paper large part o.g. fresh and nearly Very Fine for this.
Scott $15,000
HERE IS ONE OF THE PREMIER EXAMPLES OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE AUGUST ISSUE.
Expertization: 1988 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Lyons
Only 14 of the 30+ certified singles are sound; of these eleven were certified prior to 1980 when condition standards were less stringent.
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