Lot
3161 
1861, 5¢ brown yellow, o.g., lightly hinged, well centered especially for this notoriously tight margin issue, bright and fresh with rich brilliant and distinctively true brown yellow color, Extremely Fine; with 1959 P.F. & 1991 P.S.E. (as #67) and 2000 P.F. certificate correctly identifying color.Scott No. 67a $32,500.
WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE FINEST MINT ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 1861 5¢ BROWN YELLOW ISSUE. AN OUTSTANDING CLASSIC RARITY.
The 1861 5¢ Brown Yellow is regarded as one of the rarest U.S. Classic issues to obtain with full original gum and with centering as with this stamp, near impossible to find.
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Realized: $20,000