Scotts #41 US stamps

#41 - 1875 3¢ reprint

3¢
Scarlet

Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: Continental Bank Note Co
Subject: George Washington
Plate #: 54 or 55
Number sold: 479
Perforations: 12 (no gum)
Scott #: 41
Issued: 1876

Value

Used
$650
No postmark with no gum as issued with hinge mark
$1,300 - $2,300
No postmark with no gum as issued with
no trace of stamp hinge mark
No sales recorded

Used

The only record of a used #41 that I could locate. The cancel is probably from a later date.

Identifying #41

This issue differs from the original in the shade of reds, being a distinctive scarlet. The paper is harder and much more white and highly finished in appearance. The stamps were frequently separated with scissors. The reprints have no grill. #41 was a perf 12 stamp while earlier stamps were perf 15½.