Sale 1376 — The Monterey Collection of Superb United States 19th and 20th Century Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
Category — 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-39)
5c Brown, Ty. II (30A). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense color, almost perfectly centered with Jumbo margins all around
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1860 TYPE II 5-CENT BROWN, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 JUMBO BY P.S.E. this is the highest grade awarded and IT is shared by no others.
Unlike the 1861 Orange Brown, Scott 30, the 1860 printing in Brown, Scott 30A, was not left in Southern post offices when the issue was demonetized in August 1861. Therefore, original-gum examples of Scott 30A are much scarcer than Scott 30. The P.S.E. Population Report statistics bear this out. For Scott 30 there are 18 original-gum stamps graded 90 or higher (highest is 95J). For Scott 30A there are only five — three at 90, one at 95 and this example at 95J.
Ex Lyons. With 1987, 1989 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo). This is the highest and only 95 Jumbo in the P.S.E. Population Report.
