30c Ultramarine and Carmine (121). Original gum, lightly hinged, marvelously well centered within especially wide margins, bright vivid colors

EXTREMELY FINE. A GEM ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL, POSSESSING A WONDERFUL COMBINATION OF COLOR, FRESHNESS AND OUTSTANDING CENTERING.

The rarity of centered original-gum examples of the 30c 1869 with grill is somewhat obscured by the availability of off-center copies of the 30c with and without grill. If the scope were narrowed to Scott 121 only, and only grades of Very Fine or Extremely Fine were considered, we estimate that fewer than 15 examples would be counted. Among the qualifying stamps, this is among the finest available.

With 1988, 2003 and 2013 P.F. certificates, as well as 2013 P.S.A.G. graded certificate (OGph, VF-XF 85)

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