2c Black, Re-Issue (103). Well-centered, tied on small piece by cork cancel with matching "N.Y. & Wash R.P.O. Night Apr. 19, 1884" circular datestamp at left, insignificant nibbed perf at right

VERY FINE. A RARE SOUND USED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT BLACK JACK 1875 RE-ISSUE. ONLY 26 USED EXAMPLES ARE CONTAINED IN OUR CENSUS WITH VERY FEW IN SOUND CONDITION OR CENTERED. THIS RECENTLY-DISCOVERED ITEM IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE KNOWN ON PIECE AND IT IS THE CLOSEST THING TO A COVER, OF WHICH NONE IS KNOWN.

The 2c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). Only 979 of the 2c were sold; the remaining 9,021 were destroyed on July 16, 1884. The 2c Re-Issue plate can be easily identified by a spot on the cheek.

Our census of Scott 103 used, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/103/103.pdf , records 26 examples. It is known with a variety of cancels. Approximately half are sound, but not all are as well-centered as the example offered here.

Census No. 103-CAN-PCE-26. With 2015 P.F. certificate

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