50c Columbian (240). Bottom imprint and plate no. 77 block of six, original gum, lightly hinged, exceptionally deep shade, some reinforced perf separations between left block of four

VERY FINE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF THE 50-CENT COLUMBIAN.

The 50c Columbian is the first value of the series that was printed in much more limited quantities, with 243,750 copies vs. more than 617,000 of the 30c and millions of each of the 1c-15c (or more than a billion in the case of the 2c). It is scarce as a plate block

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