5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Block of four, original gum, small h.r. at top and bottom center, dark color, detailed impression, beautiful centering for this difficult issue with perforations well clear of the design on all four stamps, bottom left stamp with tiny natural paper inclusion (mentioned on 1993 but not on 2003 certificate)

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF THE 1860 5-CENT TYPE II CONTAINED IN OUR RECORDS. A MARVELOUS SHOWPIECE.

The Brown Type II is far rarer in multiples than the Orange Brown, because unlike the 1861 Orange Brown, the earlier printing in Brown was not left in Southern post offices when the issue was demonetized in August 1861. The largest recorded multiple is a block of nine with plate no. and imprint at left., followed by one horizontal block of six (creased thru bottom three stamps) and approximately a half-dozen blocks of four. Photos of most of the known blocks can be located on our website using Power Search, which will provide visual confirmation of the superior centering of this block.

Ex Caspary, Hetherington and Ishikawa. With 1957, 1993 and 2003 P.F. certificates.

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