3c Dull Red, Ty. II, Chicago Perf 11 (11A var). Position 98R2L with wide imperforate bottom sheet margin, unused (no gum), remarkably precise centering

EXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE BEST-CENTERED OF THE 33 RECORDED EXAMPLES FROM THE "SAMPLE A" SHEET WITH THE HADLEY 11-GAUGE CHICAGO PERFORATIONS.

This stamp was originally part of the Chase block of 21 and subsequently part of a pair. The other stamp in the pair (Position 97R2L) realized $7,500 in our sale of the Lake Shore collection (Sale 888). A total of 33 "Sample A" Chicago Perf stamps are recorded, including a block of nine, two blocks of six (see lot 3177) and a block of four. There are four contiguous stamps from the Chase piece that have not been accounted for and may or may not still exist as a block. The examples from the Sample "A" sheet are the only known unused 3c stamps with Chicago perforations. There are no known unused examples with the gauge 12.5 perforations.

With 1979 P.F. certificate as a pair, stating genuine but declining opinion as to its origin from the Chase block. The pair is clearly from the bottom row of the Chase Sample "A" block.

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