3c Brown Red, Re-issue (104). Deep rich color on bright paper, choice centering with well-proportioned margins, neat strike of "4" duplex cancel showing (18)83 year date

EXTREMELY FINE. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE 21 USED EXAMPLES OF THE 3-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. A GREAT RARITY.

The 3c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate, which contained 200 subjects in two panes. 10,000 were printed (50 impressions). Only 465 of the 3c were sold; the remaining 9,535 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.

Our census of Scott 104 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/104/104.pdf, records 21 examples, plus one with a non-contemporary cancel (not shown). Most have duplex cancels, with a large portion sent from New York.

Census No. 104-CAN-17. With 2011 P.F. (VF-XF 85) and 2010 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $25,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded to a used copy and only one other shares this grade.

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