30c Orange (71). Block of four, original gum, small h.r., fresh and bright color, single short perf at left of top left stamp

FINE-VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 30-CENT 1861 ISSUE, WHICH IS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE.

As this block demonstrates, the 30c 1861 plate left very little space between the stamp subjects. Consequently, perforations usually cut into part of the design. This fact is acknowledged in both the Scott Catalogue and Stamp Market Quarterly, and the 30c 1861-68 Issue is one of the few for which which centering standards are adjusted accordingly. Virtually every well-centered original-gum block of the 30c 1861 has been broken into singles--this is a rare survivor with much better centering than usual.

Ex "Sevenoaks" and Wingate. With 2001 P.F. certificate

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