15c Black, Re-Issue (108). Intense shade and impression on bright paper, bold strike of New York oval grid cancel, small sealed tear at bottom

FINE APPEARING AND RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1866 RE-ISSUE. ONLY SIXTEEN ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.

The 15c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate of 200 subjects. 10,000 stamps were printed (50 impressions). Only 397 of the 15c were sold; the remaining 9,603 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.

Our census of Scott 108 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/108/108.pdf , records only 16 examples.

Census No. 108-CAN-16. This is a new entry. With 2014 P.F. certificate

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