5c Brown (29). Original gum, deep rich color and proof-like impression, choice centering for this difficult issue

VERY FINE. A SCARCE SOUND AND WELL-CENTERED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1859 5-CENT BROWN TYPE I, SCOTT 29.

For some reason, most original-gum examples of this issue are either off center or have small faults. Although centered closer to top, this is one of the choicer examples.

Ex Caspary and Curtis as part of a strip of four. With 2014 P.F. certificate as strip of four.

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30c Orange (38). Block of twelve, original gum, three stamps Mint N.H. (positions 5-6 and 8), others mostly h.r. including few spots where perf separations sensibly reinforced, small areas of gum loss at bottom, bottom left stamp few short perfs at bottom (not mentioned on certificate)

FINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE BLOCK OF TWELVE OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE. THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST UNUSED MULTIPLES IN EXISTENCE. A WONDERFUL RARITY.

The largest recorded unused multiple is a block of 21 (ex Caspary, Bechtel and Zoellner), followed by a block of 16 (ex Caspary and Lilly). The block offered here is the next-largest unused multiple, followed by a block of nine and a block of eight. None of the two larger multiples contain any Mint N.H. stamps (two are reported in the block of eight). We have also offered only one single in Mint N.H. condition, in 2003.

Ex Colonel Green and Frelinghuysen. With 2012 P.F. certificate noting the three Mint N.H. stamps and some vertical perf separations. Scott Retail as two blocks of four and two pairs with no premium for the three Mint N.H. stamps.

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