5c Blue, Bluish (361). Top left corner margin, barest trace of hinge at bottom right along one or two perfs visible only when cross-lighting the stamp, rich color on deeply blued paper, perfect centering with wide and well-balanced margins, small ms. "X" control mark at top left selvage

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. ARGUABLY THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT BLUISH PAPER ISSUE IN EXISTENCE. A REMARKABLE STAMP IN TERMS OF MARGINS, COLOR, CENTERING AND GUM.

Ex Drucker. With 1978 P.F. certificate as block of four and with 2002 P.F. certificate.

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