5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Three wide margins and attractively centered, neat strike of duplex cancel, rich color

VERY FINE. A RARE SOUND USED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. ONLY 38 ARE CONTAINED IN OUR CENSUS.

The 5c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. The Re-Issue plate can be identified by a notch at bottom. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). Only 672 of the 5c were sold; the remaining 9,328 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.

Our census of Scott 105 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/105/105.pdf , records only 38 examples. This is the second most common of any denomination after the 1c, but it is still difficult to find in sound and centered condition.

Census No. 105-CAN-17. Offered to the market for the first time since our Sale 545 in 1979. With 1979 P.F. certificate

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