#125 - 1869 3ยข Reissue
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Basic Info
3¢
Ultramarine
NO GRILL
Subject:Locomotive
Number issued: not known
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Scott #: 125
Earliest known use: 1875
Value
Used
$6,750 - $7,500
No postmark with gum (MH)
$3,500 - $10,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$29,000
Cover
The only cover with #125
Stamp usage
The stamp paid the half-ounce first-class domestic postage rate
Pressed out grills
#114, the grilled version of this stamp has a much lower value than #125. There is a temptation for some to press the grill out of #114 to make it appear as it it was a #125. Many #114's have weak or faint grills and this makes the task of pressing out the grill easier. This is done by soaking the stamp and pressing out the grill and any loose or stray fibres.
In my reason for this reason #125's need to be certificated
The design inspiration
The vignette design was based from the locomotive shown on the above banknote.
The 1869 Pictorial Reissue
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