90c Blue (39).
Well-centered with wide margins, rich color, cancelled by clear strike of
New York Ocean Mail datestamp with distinctive grid entirely on
stampVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN OUTSTANDING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1860 ISSUE. ESPECIALLY SCARCE WITH A NEW YORK OCEAN MAIL CANCEL.
The New York Ocean Mail cancel is listed but not priced in Scott. With 1964 and 1995 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail without premium for cancel (Image)
90c Blue (39). Perfectly
centered with wide margins all around, deep rich color and sharp
impression, bold strike of deep red grid cancel, bottom left corner perf
slightly roundedEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE SHORT-LIVED 90-CENT 1860 -- THE FIRST UNITED STATES 90-CENT ISSUE.
Genuinely cancelled copies and covers bearing the 90c are extremely rare. Approximately 180 used examples have been certified as genuine by the Philatelic Foundation, of which approximately one-quarter are sound. Of these sound examples, many are off-center. This example is a rare and highly desirable exception.
With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)