Lot 2073
 
1869 (1880 Re-issue), 1¢ brown orange (133a), reconstruction of a full sheet of 150 comprising a top pane of 70 and bottom pane of 80 with imprint and plate "No. 33", without gum as issued, both panes are fresh and bright, the top pane is Fine to Very Fine, the bottom is Fine with a few slightly compressed rows of perfs and some small faults including a light crease through the 8th vertical row.
Scott $57,760 + (individual components)
A UNIQUE SET OF PANES AND THE ULTIMATE EXHIBITION ITEM FOR THE 1869 SPECIALIST.
For the 1875 reissue of the 1869 series, the National Bank Note Company made a new plate for the 1¢ value, number 33. The plate consisted of 150 subjects made from the old die, 10 stamps across by 15 down. The National plate was used by the American Bank Note Company to print the 1880 reissue on soft porous paper without grill. There were two varieties: the 1¢ buff with gum and the 1¢ brown orange without gum.
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