3c Dull Red, Ty. IV (26A). Mint N.H. block of four, choice centering, bottom pair particularly nice with perfs clear all around, fresh paper, positions 1 and 3 with bit of light soiling, one unpunched perf at left

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED BLOCK OF THE 1857 3-CENT PERFORATED TYPE IV. THIS IS THE FIRST WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED.

A review using Power Search failed to find even a single Ty. IV in Mint N.H. condition and only seven blocks of four or larger of the much more common Ty. III (26). Unpriced in Scott as Mint N.H. Scott Retail as hinged block of four

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