30c Brownish Orange, Re-Issue (110). Unused (no gum), bright color, gorgeous centering for this difficult issue

EXTREMELY FINE GEM UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE, WHICH IS ARGUABLY THE MOST CHALLENGING OF THE 1861-66 RE-ISSUES TO OBTAIN IN SUPERIOR GRADES. THIS REMARKABLE STAMP IS GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- BY FAR THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED IN ANY CATEGORY.

The 30c Re-Issue was printed from the original plate of 200 subjects. 10,000 stamps were printed (50 impressions). Only 346 of the 30c were sold; the remaining 9,654 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.

Little space was left on the 30c 1861 plate for vertical rows of perforations between stamps, and the same plate was used for the 1875 Re-Issue. Therefore, well-centered copies with perforations clear at the sides are rare.

With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $10,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded in any category -- for original-gum copies there is one graded 90.

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