**5c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 27-30A) continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
175		5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Block of four, original gum, h.r., minor adherences on back, bright color, unusual plate wash between bottom stamps due to overinking, top left stamp tiny pinpoint thin speck FINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1860 5-CENT TYYPE II IN THE BROWN SHADE. VERY FEW BLOCKS ARE KNOWN, AND THIS ONE IS IN VERY DESIRABLE CONDITION. The Brown Type II is far rarer in multiples than the Orange Brown, because unlike the 1861 Orange Brown, the earlier printing in Brown was not left in Southern post offices when the issue was demonetized in August 1861. The largest recorded multiple is the block of 20 offered in this sale, followed by a block of nine with plate no. and imprint at left, one horizontal block of six (creased thru bottom three stamps) and approximately a half-dozen blocks of four. Photos of most of the known blocks can be located on our website using Power Search, which will provide visual confirmation of the generally poor centering and condition of most surviving multiples. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	25,000.00 SOLD for $3,750.00 Will close during Public Auction
176		5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Original gum, small h.r., intense shade and impression, tiny perf tear at top right, Fine appearance (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,200.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction
177		5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Large part slightly disturbed original gum, bright color, rich color, Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,200.00 SOLD for $250.00 Will close during Public Auction

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