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Encased Postage Stamp, Three Cents AYERS CATHARTIC PILLS, Long Arrows Type

Currency:USD Category:Stamps Start Price:280.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 450.00 USD
Encased Postage Stamp, Three Cents AYERS CATHARTIC PILLS, Long Arrows Type
Encased Postage Stamps
Three Cents “AYER'S CATHARTIC PILLS” Long Arrows
EP-32a, HB-5, S-3, Reed AC03LA. Three Cents. AYER'S CATHARTIC PILLS. “Long Arrows” Type. Extremely Fine.
Rated as Rarity-1 (common) according to Fred Reed. This choice Encased Postage Stamp is of a more common Merchant type. The well centered rich red George Washington stamp has natural eye appeal and is attractive. The mica is clear and unbroken having some surface circulation. The reverse case is completely defect-free and a pleasing chestnut in color having some light circulation upon the obverse moon edges, the glossy smooth reverse suggesting a higher quality grade.