15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Original gum, unusually precise centering, even more remarkable are the magnificent color and clarity of impression of the frame and vignette, the paper is fresh and bright

VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE TYPE I 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. ONE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE WE HAVE HANDLED IN YEARS.

The 15c Type I comes from the first 1869 printing; in May 1869 the 15c went to press using the second frame plate, which produced Type II. In a condition census, both Type I and II would show similar numbers known in the top tier of original-gum condition. However, Type I is generally a rarer stamp and carries a much higher Scott Catalogue value. Very few of this quality are listed in Power Search. For graded, only two are graded higher than an 80 in the P.S.E. Population Report (at 85 and 95).

Ex "European Connoisseur". With 2015 P.F. certificate

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