90c Blue, Re-Issue (111). Original gum, deep color on bright crisp paper, near perfect centering with wide and well-proportioned margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING AND TRULY SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES IN EXISTENCE -- AND HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF XF-SUPERB 95 XQ BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.

The 90c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate of 200 subjects. 10,000 stamps were printed (50 impressions). Only 317 of the 90c were sold; the remaining 9,683 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.

By way of comparison, the highest grade awarded by P.S.E. to Scott 111 is XF 90 (one copy). P.S.E. places a value of $15,000.00 in the SMQ for the example grading 90. The Philatelic Foundation has graded only this stamp 95XQ, with the next highest VF-XF 85.

With 1998 and 2014 P.F. certificates (XF-Superb 95 XQ). The "XQ" denotes extraordinary quality -- an apt description for this stamp

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