3c Brown Red, Re-Issue (104). Original gum, deep rich color, extra wide top margin and other three margins nicely balanced,

VERY FINE. A CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE.

The 3c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate, which contained 200 subjects in two panes. 10,000 stamps were printed (50 impressions). Only 465 of the 3c were sold; the remaining 9,535 were destroyed on July 16, 1884. The 3c is one of the three most difficult stamps in the set to obtain in this choice original-gum condition (the others are the 24c and 30c).

Ex Kantor. Pencil notation on gum. With 1963 P.F. certificate

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