Lot
1694 
1856, 5¢ red brown, neatly hinged at top, ample to large margins, deep rich color, tiny corner crease well clear of design at upper right, otherwise Very Fine and choice; with 1998 P.S.A.G. certificate. Scott No. 12 $30,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1856 5¢ ISSUE.
Realized: $9,000