Davis's Penny Post, Baltimore Md., (1c) Black on Lilac, "Pennq" for "Penny" (57L1a). Type B (Position 2), cut to shape, red cancel, Fine, there are fourteen recorded 57L1 stamps, only four come from Position 2, which we classify as Type B, in which the "q" character is used instead of "y" (57L1a), the Davis's "Pennq Post" error was not noted by Denwood Kelly, and it remained unlisted in Scott for 40 years after Elliott Perry wrote to the U.S. Specialized editor, Eugene Costales, in April 1959, reporting the "Pennq" variety

Image Magnifier / Download

Power Search for Comparables