3c Brown Red, Re-Issue (104). Rich color and detailed impression on bright paper, light strikes of cancel leaves design clearly visible, reperfed at right, few short perfs at top not mentioned on accompanying certificate

FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY 24 USED EXAMPLES OF THE 3-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. A GREAT RARITY.

The 3c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate, which contained 200 subjects in two panes. 10,000 were printed (50 impressions). Only 465 of the 3c were sold; the remaining 9,535 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.

Our census of Scott 104 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/104/104.pdf , records 24 examples, plus one with a non-contemporary cancel (not shown). Approximately half have faults.

Census No. 104-CAN-04. With 1968 P.F. certificate. Offered to the market for the first time since our Sale 444 in 1974.

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