10c Blue, Special Delivery (E2). Top right corner imprint and plate no. 552 block of ten, comprising the top two rows of the right pane, original gum, stamps not hinged but some reinforced perf separations between positions 8 and 9 (tiny piece of margin reattached there at bottom), rich color, wide margins with intact perfs at bottom and beautifully centered, natural inclusion top right stamp

VERY FINE AND CHOICE LARGE FORMAT IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF THE 1888 SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE.

Each of the first four Special Delivery Issues (E1-E4) is rare in plate block form. There are perhaps ten known of the 1888 Issue, E2.

Scott Retail as hinged plate block and singles

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