#127 - 1869 10ยข Reissue
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Basic Info
10¢
Orange
NO GRILL
Subject: Eagle and shield
Number issued: not known
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Scott #: 127
Earliest known use: 1875
Value
Used
$2,100 - $3,500
No postmark with gum (MH)
$850 - $1,650
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recorded
Sulphurization
The stamp on the left is sulpharized, the iron oxide in the yellow ink has been allowed to turn the ink brown in the drying process. Sulphurized stamps have a discounted value.
Stamp usage
The stamp paid the single-weight rate to many foreign countries, including Mexico, Germany, Brazil, and Hungary.
Pressed out grills
#116, the grilled version of this stamp has a much lower value than #127. There is a temptation for some to press the grill out of #116 to make it appear as it it was a #127. Many #116'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 #127's need to be certificated
Multiples
There are only four remaining blocks of #127. Above is the one of these
The design inspiration
The commonly used theme of the bald eagle and the US shield was used for the vignette
The 1869 Pictorial Reissue
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