The 2¢ scarlet is most often found with a 4 line pen cancellation. Luff stated that J. W. Scott said he purchased a sheet of 100 of the scarlet, plus an odd dollar's worth of them, from the New Orleans Postmaster. No used copies have been found and it is most doubtful if they actually were issued. It is much more likely that they came to the market thru Henry G. Mandel who for many years held an important position with the American Bank Note Company and from whose records many unusual philatelic items were obtained and placed on the market at about the turn of the century.

The stamp has been reclassified from #74 to #74-TC6

Here is an example of a trial color proof on card with perforations added to give the appearance of a genuine #74. #74 was issued on stamp paper, not card.