Lot 92
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1875 Re-issue of 1861-67 issue, 30¢ brownish orange (110), very well centered, especially for the 30¢ excellent color,bold strike duplex cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $25,000
A CHOICE USED EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE TWO FINEST CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
Expertization: 1984 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Twigg-Smith
The 30¢ re-issue, as with most of the others from this re-issue group is exceedingly rare used. The 30¢ is also especially difficult to locate well centered, given the narrow spacing at the sides. A review of the Philatelic Foundation records yields only about 20 used examples, of which only 6 are sound. The present example, and one other, a virtual twin, are the only ones which we can call well centered.
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