5c Red Brown (75). Original gum, deep rich color in the distinctive Red Brown shade, well-balanced margins for this difficult issue with perforations clear of projections on all sides

EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1862 ISSUE IN THE RED BROWN SHADE. THIS STAMP IS ESPECIALLY SCARCE IN ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION IN THE HIGHER GRADES.

The 5c Red Brown -- issued in early 1862 after the Buff printing -- is one of the 1861-66 stamps that challenges collectors who demand choice original-gum examples. Multiples of the Red Brown are extremely rare, with only one recorded original-gum block; therefore, there has never been a supply of blocks from which singles could be removed. The vast majority of original-gum singles are off-center or faulty. The example offered here is remarkable for several reasons: the color is in the distinctive Red Brown shade, drifting towards the deeper end of the color spectrum, it has full original gum, the perforations are well-formed, and the stamp is almost perfectly centered.

With copy of 1979 P.F. certificate for pair and 2001 P.F. certificate as single

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