90c Blue (39). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, faint natural gum bends are barely noticeable

A FINE AND SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 90-CENT 1860 ISSUE.

The 90c stamp was issued in 1860, along with the 24c and 30c values, all of which were needed to prepay high international letter rates established by various postal treaties. When supplies of current postage stamps were declared invalid in the South and ultimately demonetized by the Federal government, the 90c had been in use for only one year. Most unused multiples probably come from supplies recovered from Southern post offices.

With 1971 Friedl certificate. Scott Retail $75,000.00

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