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Auction: 161 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 233

#5b, 1855 6d Greenish gray on wove paper, an exceedingly rare and attractive mint example, possessing ample even margins all around, strong unblemished color and a crisp impression on bright paper, plus it is completely free of the myriad faults that plague most of the few surviving mint copies, while its reverse reveals part original gum, light h.r., very fine; one of the few surviving sound mint examples available with original gum; 1925 RPS and 2016 Greene Foundation certificates (Unitrade C$70,000.00).

Sold for
$12,500