5c Olive Yellow (67b). True Olive Yellow shade, choice centering with perfs clear of outer frame lines all around, neat strike of San Francisco cogwheel cancel, tiny corner perf tip crease at lower left

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. THE 1861 5-CENT IS EXTREMELY RARE IN THE DISTINCTIVE OLIVE YELLOW SHADE. THIS IS THE SCARCEST SHADE OF THE 5-CENT 1861 ISSUE, AND IT IS EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION.

We have offered approximately a dozen unduplicated examples of the Olive Yellow shade in any condition since keeping computerized records.

With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $16,000.00), Based on centering alone this would grade higher than 90 -- points were deducted for the negligible corner perf crease.

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