10c Orange, Special Delivery (E3). Bottom left corner imprint and plate no. 552 block of ten, representing the bottom two rows of the left pane, original gum, barely hinged (appears Mint N.H. at a glance), vibrant color, choice centering

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN OUTSTANDING AND EXTREMELY RARE LARGE FORMAT IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF THE 10-CENT 1893 SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST EXTANT.

Each of the first four Special Delivery Issues (E1-E4) is rare in plate block form. There are perhaps a dozen known of the 1893 Issue, Scott E3, which is an extension of the Columbian Issue commemoratives. Power Search located only two other examples, and one of those is faulty.

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