1c-90c 1861-66 Issue, Red Control Number Ovpts. (63S-78S-J). The complete set of ten different, 2c and 12c no gum, others generally with h.r., mixed centering as always and a few small flaws, Very Good-Fine, these are numbered from the highest denomination to the lowest starting with the 90c "1234", 30c "2345", 24c "3456" and so on except for the 15c which has only three numbers ("235"), research by Michael Plett and Ken Gilbart (Chronicle Aug. 2012, pp. 214-226) solved the long-standing mystery of these specimens and determined that the overprints were applied by a bond-numbering mechanical device

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