Samoa, 1877, 3d Deep Scarlet, State I. plate reconstruction of 20 (missing only row 2 number 3 & 4 for total completion), with 11 unused including vertical pair (R2-3/1) and 9 used including six with town cancels and three with manuscript dates including one with "16/8/78" postmark (later than the latest recorded in Odenweller), deep to bright shades; slight soiling & perf toning affecting first two positions, otherwise Very Fine, a difficult plate to assemble as this was the only plate in the collection that was not complete. Scott No. 3c $6,450. SG No. 2  £4,740 ($7,442). $0 (Image)