24c Brown Lilac (70a). Distinctive Deep Brown Lilac shade -- seen among used examples but very rarely seen with original gum -- the gum is full and has characteristic brownish toning, bright white paper and unusually well-centered

EXTREMELY FINE FOR A 24-CENT 1861 SHADE. RARELY ENCOUNTERED WITH ORIGINAL GUM. A MUST-HAVE STAMP FOR THE COLLECTOR ASSEMBLING A RANGE OF THE 1861 COLORS.

As noted in several of the descriptions of original-gum 1861's in our past sales, these stamps are available in unused no-gum condition or low grades of original-gum condition; however, the combination of original gum and choice centering is so rare that Scott values can be very misleading. In the case of this 24c, the unusually-deep Brown Lilac shade adds another dimension of rarity -- perhaps comparable to the difference between a 5c Red Brown (75) and 5c Brown (76).

With 1998 P.S.E. and 1999 P.F. certificates (both state "previously hinged")

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