5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Unusually choice centering, deep rich color, neat strike of duplex cancel leaves design clearly visible, nibbed perf at bottom

EXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. ONLY 38 USED EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS, AND THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST.

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 https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/105 , records only 38 examples. Census No. 105-CAN-01.

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