Lot 3083 o
1858, 5¢ brick red, type I, choice centering amid large margins with perforations well clear of design all around (and quite rare thus), brilliant true color, very light town cancel, Extremely Fine and choice, a gorgeous example in the true Brick Red shade, ex-V. Morris; with 1989 & 2007 P.F. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SSV $4,750).Scott No. 27 $1,450.
A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THE 1858 5¢ BRICK RED ISSUE WHICH ONCE GRACED THE FAMED DR. MORRIS COLLECTION OF CLASSIC USED UNITED STATES.
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Realized: $2,000