3c Brown Red, Re-Issue (104). Original gum, brilliant color on bright paper, almost perfectly centered with well-proportioned margins, small inclusion on back

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE -- ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE SET IN THIS CHOICE CONDITION.

The 3c 1861 Re-Issue, of which 465 were sold, has the distinction of being one of the three most difficult stamps in the set to obtain in this Extremely Fine Gem original-gum condition (the others are the 24c and 30c). It is rarely found well-centered, and those in Very Fine or Extremely Fine grade usually have either disturbed gum or no gum at all.

Ex Floyd and Odeneal. With 1989 and 2007 P.F. certificates (XF-Superb 95)

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