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Encased Postage Stamp, EP-4a 1¢ AYER'S SARSAPARILLA Medium AYERS Fully Silvered!

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Encased Postage Stamp, EP-4a 1¢ AYER'S SARSAPARILLA Medium AYERS Fully Silvered!
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Encased Postage Stamps
“Silvered” One Cent “AYER'S SARSAPARILLA”
EP-4a, HB-28, S-13, Reed AS01MD. One Cent Stamp. AYER'S SARSAPARILLA. Medium “AYER'S.” Choice Uncirculated with Full Original Silvering.
c. 1862 Civil War. Rated as Rarity-1 (100 or so Known) according to Fred Reed. The deep vivid blue 1861 U.S. issue Benjamin Franklin stamp is near perfectly centered. The mica has a couple of natural lamination layers with a bit of separation and craze near the top rim edge behind Franklin’s head, having no actual breaks and showing virtually no contact. On the reverse side legend, "AYER'S SARSAPARILLA TO PURIFY THE BLOOD" retains fully 100% of its flashy bright original Silvering. Rarely is this common Encased Postage Stamp type found in such high quality and most importantly, being 100% Fully Coated Front and Back with its original Silvering! We last sold this exact specimen in our EAHA Auction of November 24, 2014, Lot 501, where it brought a strong $1,888 due to its remarkable Silvering.