15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Bright colors, unobtrusive cork cancel leaves entire design clearly visible, diagonal sealed tear at top, small tear at lower right, small thin spot at top left

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

Our recently-updated census of Scott 119b, available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/119b/119b.pdf , records three unused and 97 used copies of Scott 119b (there are an additional three unused copies and three examples of Scott 119c). Two of the used copies are in institutions -- the Tapling Collection at the British Library and the Miller Collection at The New York Public Library.

Census No. 119b-CAN-18. Ex Allen (Harmer, Rooke sale of 1950) and last offered in our 1973 Rarities sale. With 2014 P.F. certificate

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