Sale 1024 — The Natalee Grace Collection of Used Stamps of the United States, Part One: 1847-1868 Issues
Sale Date — Thursday, 7 June, 2012
Category — 1c-90c 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
2c Black, Re-Issue (103). Neat strike of "4" numeral oval grid cancel and New York duplex datestamp, intense shade and detailed impression, choice centering for this difficult issueVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE SOUND AND CENTERED USED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT BLACK JACK RE-ISSUE. ONLY 23 USED EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.
The 2c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). Only 979 of the 2c were sold; the remaining 9,021 were destroyed on July 16, 1884. The 2c plate can be easily identified by a spot on the cheek (see illustration).
Our census of Scott 103 used, shown at left and available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/103/103.pdf , records 23 examples. It is known with a variety of cancels. Approximately half are sound. The stamp offered here, with a well-struck contemporary cancel, is centered better than most.
Census No. 103-CAN-01. With 1983 and 2009 P.F. certificates.
