5c Orange Brown, Ty. II (30). Mint N.H., beautiful rich color in the warm Orange Brown shade, choice centering with perfs clear of design on all sides

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THIS IS THE FIRST MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 ORANGE BROWN SHADE WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS. A RARITY OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.

This was the last 5c to be issued before demonetization and was only used for a very short period of time (earliest documented use is May 8, 1861). Unused remainders were discovered in the South after the war, and so unused copies are readily available. However, examples of this printing are rare in Mint N.H. condition. In fact, we could not locate a Mint N.H. single in our database using Power Search.

With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; unlisted in SMQ in Mint N.H. condition). Unlisted in Scott as Mint N.H. Scott Retail as hinged.

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