5c Red Brown (28). Block of four, original gum, 1856 shade, perfs scissors-separated, a few trimmed perfs at bottom right

FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 5-CENT RED BROWN 1857 ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND WITH ORIGINAL GUM. THIS IS CERTAINLY THE FINEST BLOCK IN EXISTENCE, AND IS ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN TO US WITH ORIGINAL GUM.

We are aware of only four original-gum blocks: 1) the block offered here, ex Hind, Ward and Klein; 2) block of six, s.e. at bottom, ex Caspary and offered in our 1992 Rarities sale, and 3-4) block of nine illustrated in the Hill book, without gum, and since broken up into two blocks of four.

Ex Hind, Ward and Klein. With 1988 and 2006 P.F. certificates.

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