5c Brown Yellow (67a). Original gum, h.r., radiant color in the true Brown Yellow shade

FINE. AN EXCEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1861-66 ISSUE IN THE BROWN YELLOW SHADE. WE HAVE ONLY SOLD TEN OTHERS SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS.

The 5c Brown Yellow is recognized as being among the rarest of 1861-66 Issue stamps in sound original-gum condition. Perhaps the only shade varieties rarer than the 5c Brown Yellow are the 3c Pigeon Blood Pink and 24c Blackish Violet (Scott 64a and 78c). A review of Power Search found only ten other unduplicated examples offered in all of our Rarities sales and in the past 16 years of our auctions.

With 1972 A.P.S. and 2000 P.S.E. certificates

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