Lot 179 United States SC#327 10c Red Brown , 1904 Louisiana Purchase Issue, A Fine Used Single, Sideways Reversed Wmk, Fancy Cork Duplex Cancel, Very, Very Scarce.
A fine used single of the 10c red brown from the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Issue, sideways reversed wmk, fancy cork duplex cancel, very, very scarce.
Very, very scarce, as postmasters were heavily discouraged from carving their own cancel designs. Finding a cancel like this on a 10c value is much harder than on the 2c value.
Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $15. The stamp offered here grades 65 as follows:
