#126 -1869 6ยข Reissue
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Basic Info
6¢
Ultramarine
NO GRILL
Subject:George Washington
Number issued: not known
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Scott #: 126
Earliest known use: 1875
Value
Used
$900 - $3,000
No postmark with gum (MH)
$6,500 - $9,500
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$5,000 (2003)
Stamp usage
The stamp paid the double-weight, first-class domestic postage rate.
Multiples
The only surviving block of #126
Pressed out grills
#115, the grilled version of this stamp has a much lower value than #126. There is a temptation for some to press the grill out of #115 to make it appear as it it was a #126. Many #115'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 #126's need to be certificated
The design inspiration
The vignette design was modelled after Gilbert Stuart's painting of George Washington.
The 1869 Pictorial Reissue
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