30c Orange (38). Block of 45 consisting of reconstructed blocks of 25 and 20, straddle-pane margin and centerline at right, pretty shade, cancelled by multiple strikes of "Sacramento City Cal. Aug. 21" (ca. 1861) circular datestamps, scissors-separated at bottom affecting a few stamps, few small faults to be expected on a used multiple of this size

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS BY FAR THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1860 ISSUE, AND THE LARGEST RECORDED USED BLOCK OF ANY CLASSIC UNITED STATES STAMP. A REMARKABLE ARTIFACT.

This was originally a block of 53, which paid the postage on a bag of Gold Dust from Sacramento to Boston. The $15.90 rate corresponds to approximately 80 ounces of weight (at 10c per half-ounce).

Ex Ishikawa. Illustrated in Brookman. Scott Retail as ten blocks of four, two pairs and a single.

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