Sale 1255 — The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 17-20 May, 2022
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
631
3c Brown Red, Re-Issue (104). Deep rich color and proof-like impression, three wide margins, neat strike of duplex cancel, thin at topVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. ONLY 24 USED EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.
The 3c Re-Issue was printed from one of the original plates, which contained 200 subjects in two panes. 10,000 were printed (50 impressions). Only 465 of the 3c were sold; the remaining 9,535 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.
Our census of Scott 104 used, at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/104 , records 24 examples, plus one with a non-contemporary cancel (not shown). Only seven are confirmed as sound, and several of those are off-center.
Census no. 104-CAN-22. With 2008 P.F. certificate.
13,000
7,000