5c Brown, Re-Issue (105). Original gum, lightly hinged, bright color and detailed impression on fresh white paper, choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. SCARCE WITH SUCH WONDERFUL GUM, COLOR, IMPRESSION AND CENTERING.

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.

With 2004 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $6,500.00)

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