5c Brown, First Design (57). Unused (no gum), deep rich color, small corner repair at top right is difficult to detect, slight toning at top

FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 FIRST DESIGN. ONLY 37 EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN.

Our census of Scott 57, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/57 , contains a total of 37 copies of this rarity. Of these, one is in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library. Of the 36 thought to be available to collectors, two are cancelled, 19 have no gum, five have part original gum and ten have full (or nearly full) original gum. Only two of the full or part original-gum copies are confirmed as sound.

Census no. 57-UNC-26. With 1990 P.F. certificate.

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