Lot 3
1856, 5¢ red brown (12), beautifully balanced margins, bright and fresh. Nearly full original gum. Extremely Fine.
Scott $20,000
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MINT STAMP WITH ORIGINAL GUM, ESPECIALLY SO IN THIS EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.
Expertization: 1961 and 2006 P.F. Certificates.
It is estimated that fewer than 50 examples of this issue have survived in unused condition. Most of the surviving examples have faults and/or do not have gum. [Even the Frederick R. Mayer collection, Matthew Bennett auction 294, did not include a four-margin single with original gum.] The mint single we offer here is one of the finest of this small population.
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