Lot 693
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State Dept., 1873, $5 green & black (O69), excellent centering for this issue, with bright colors, and full fresh original gum, Very Fine.
Scott $8,000
A STELLAR MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE STATE DEPARTMENT HIGH VALUE -GIVEN THAT THE $5 IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE REGULARLY ISSUED U.S. STAMPS WITH ONLY 363 PRINTED, SOME OF WHICH WERE USED, AND THAT ONLY ABOUT 25% OF THE CERTIFIED MINT $5 STATES ARE SOUND AND WITH ORIGINAL GUM, IT IS NO WONDER CHOICE MINT EXAMPLES SUCH AS THIS ARE RARELY OFFERED.
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
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