Hussey's Post, New York N.Y., 1c Black (87L26 var, Lyons Design Type L180A). Unused (no gum), large margins to just in at bottom, small extraneous blue ink spots at top right, a Fine and fascinating genuine stamp, this stamp shares nearly the same design as the listed 87L26 issue, but is printed in Black instead of Brown Red, it was the subject of a years-long expertization process at the Philatelic Foundation (first called a fake and then finally genuine in 2010) and was discussed in great detail by William W. Steele in Penny Post (No. 59, April 2007, copy accompanies), Mr. Steele maintained, and the P.F. finally agreed, that this is a printing from J. W. Scott in 1875-76 and was available and accepted for postage at Hussey's Post, with 2010 P.F. certificate (issued after Penny Post article was published)

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