30c Red Orange, First Color (61). Unused (no gum), intense color and proof-like impression on bright paper, long and full perfs all around, choice centering

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. ONE OF ONLY 32 EXAMPLES OF THE 30-CENT 1861 FIRST COLOR AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS. OF THESE, ONLY SEVEN ARE CONFIRMED AS SOUND.

Our census of Scott 61, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/61 , contains a total of 33 examples, including one in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library. Virtually all are centered to one side, and many are centered to two sides. A characteristic common to most examples of the 30c 1861 First Color is creasing, which in some cases is very severe and in others barely visible. The stamp offered here is completely sound, with unusually long full perfs.

Census no. 61-UNC-26. With 1969 P.F. certificate.

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