United States Revenue, 1867, 5c Re-use prevention essay, gilded...

United States Revenue, 1867, 5c Re-use prevention essay, gilded bronze on black. With central punched “5” and four curly cuts missing small portion at top, folded out for display, bright and fresh, full o.g., hinge remnant, Very Fine, an extremely rare 5c U.S.I.R. Re-use Prevention essay with only a couple examples known. Turner No. essay 45; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. Other 1867 Re-use Prevention essays where produced by the same unknown maker bearing “U.S. Postage” inscriptions. These similar essays of comparative rarity now catalog $5,000 in the Scott catalog. Lot condition

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950.00 US$ (via Philasearch.com - United States, Scott catalog)