Lot 3035
1861, 24¢ steel blue (70b), well centered with the perforations clearing the design all around, rich, distinctive color and lightly hinged original gum. Fresh and Very Fine.
Scott $11,000
A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS EARLY PRINTING, ESPECIALLY RARE WITH ORIGINAL GUM.
Expertization: 2001 P.F. Certificate.
The 24¢ steel blue is one of the rarest of the 1861 issue with original gum. There are less than a dozen certified sound mint singles, and this example is unquestionably one of the finest.
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