15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II, Center Inverted (119b). Bright colors, cork cancel leaves design clearly visible, defective including repairs

FINE APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL INVERT. ONLY 102 USED COPIES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.

Our census of Scott 119b at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/119b , records three unused and 102 used copies (there are an additional three used examples of Scott 119c). Two of the used copies are in institutions -- the Tapling Collection at The British Library and the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library. We estimate that approximately fifteen used copies are sound, including copies with tiny corner creases. A large number -- more than half -- have serious faults or repairs.

Census no. 119b-CAN-28. With 2018 P.S.E. certificate

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