3c Brown Red, Re-Issue (104). Deep shade, wide s.e. at left, neatly cancelled by New York "26" in oval grid and duplex circular datestamp, tiny corner crease at bottom left not mentioned on accompanying certificate and is of little consequence

FINE. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. ONLY 21 USED EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS, VERY FEW OF WHICH ARE COMPLETELY SOUND.

The 3c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate, which contained 200 subjects in two panes. 10,000 were printed (50 impressions). Only 465 of the 3c were sold; the remaining 9,535 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.

Our census of Scott 104 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/104/104.pdf , records 21 examples, plus one with a non-contemporary cancel. Most have duplex cancels, with a large portion sent from New York. Only seven are confirmed as sound. Five others need to have condition confirmed. The example offered here, with an insignificant corner crease well away from the design, should be considered desirable.

Census No. 104-CAN-20. With 1972 P.F. certificate

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