5c Dark Brown (1a). Mint N.H., large margins to full, gorgeous Dark Brown shade and razor-sharp impression from a very early printing, the paper and gum are fresh and pristine except for a small adherence on the gum at bottom right in the margin, to us this looks like the same color as the printing ink and may be a natural by-product of production

FRESH AND FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE.

A thorough review of our auction records using Power Search produced only two other 5c 1847 stamps described as Mint Never-Hinged. One is the top stamp in a vertical pair, which is ex Caspary and Drucker (Siegel Sale 851, lot 2). The other originally formed a pair with this stamp and was offered in our sale of the Whitman Collection (Siegel Sale 968, lot 1, graded XF-Superb 95).

With 2008 P.S.E. certificate

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