Sale 1197 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 14-15 March, 2019
Category — Revenues: First Issue
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$3.50 Inland Exchange, Imperforate (R87a). Large margins all around, deep rich color, unobtrusive Nov. 16, 1864 manuscript cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE IMPERFORATE $3.50 INLAND EXCHANGE. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT FIRST ISSUE REVENUE STAMPS TO OBTAIN IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION.
Only 1,430 were issued imperforate. A review using Power Search found only two others that compare favorably to the example offered here.
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