10c Dark Green, First Design (62B). Original gum, lightly hinged, well-centered, deeply etched impression and with the classic strong "August" shade, couple nibbed perfs

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1861 10-CENT FIRST DESIGN.

The 10c 1861 "First Design" (or Type I from Plate 4) is extremely difficult to find in well-centered, sound, original-gum condition, This is partly due to the narrow spacing on Plate 4, which was used for the earliest printing.

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