#26A - 3 Cents 1851-60 Issue, George Washington, produced by Toppan, Carpenter & Co., Type IIA, Perforated 15.5, plated as 68R10L, Relief 's C, in a Deep Brownish Claret shade - 1859.

Variety: LFL & RFL individually recut, FL broken between stamps, left frame line doubled.
Cancelled: Black "MANCHESTER JUL 4 1859 NC" CDS ties stamps.
Addressed: "Ms. Ezra Cilly, South Newbury, N.H.", no contents, small Ladies envelope (~108x68 mm),some staining, toning.

Described in "The 3 Cent Stamp of the United States 1851-1857 Issue" Revised, by Carroll Chase, Quarterman Publications - 1975.

SCV $190.00. See scan(s) and good luck!