10c Green, Ty. III (33). Original gum, lightly hinged, warm shade, intact perfs at bottom, choice centering for this difficult issue

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND SCARCE SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 10-CENT TYPE III.

The first perforated 10c stamps produced by Toppan, Carpenter from sheets printed from Plate 1 are notorious among collectors for their poor centering. They are also very scarce in original-gum condition because, unlike 10c Plate 2 stamps (Scott 35), there were no supplies on hand in 1861 when the issue was demonetized due to the outbreak of the Civil War.

Ex Whitman. With 1992 and 1993 P.F. certificates, the former as a pair. The other stamp in the pair was offered in our 2006 sale of the "Scarsdale" collection.

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