$1.00 Violet Brown (342). Top imprint and plate no. 4957 block of six with wide selvage, stamps Mint N.H., lightly hinged in top center selvage, deep rich color and proof-like impression

FRESH AND FINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE $1.00 WASHINGTON. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST OF ALL WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUE PLATE BLOCKS.

Excluding the Bluish Paper issue, this is one of the rarest of the Washington-Franklin plate blocks. It is only known from plate number 4957. Lewis Kaufman records only seven top and four bottom plate blocks.

Scott Retail as hinged plate block

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