Sale 968 — The Alan B. Whitman Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 27-28 January, 2009

Category — 1875 Reprint of 1857-60 Issue (Scott 40-47)

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3c Scarlet, Reprint (41). Without gum as issued, radiant color as fresh as the day it was printed, well-balanced margins for this extremely difficult issue

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1857 RE-ISSUE.

Only 479 sold. With 1967 and 1989 P.F. certificates

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