3c Blue, Re-Issue (125). Original gum, beautiful and bright Re-Issue shade, proof-like impression on fresh paper, extra wide margins and choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLES OF THE 3-CENT 1869 RE-ISSUE IN EXISTENCE, WITH BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED COLOR, PAPER AND GUM.

Original sales figures show that among the 1869 Pictorial Re-Issues, the 3c and 90c stamps accounted for the smallest number of units sold (1,406 and 1,356, respectively). Overall, the 1869's were popular with stamp collectors, far outselling the 1851-60 and 1861-66 Re-Issue sets. However, the 90c stamp's high denomination and the availability of ordinary 3c stamps limited demand. Today, both are rare, and handling over the years has not been kind to most of the surviving examples.

Ex Hall (acquired by them in 1942 from the Knox collection) and Hinrichs. With 2001 P.F. certificate

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