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370-E3

370-E3 (Scott 370-E2) Third Design* Small Seward essay with ink-on-wash inscription of the dates 1870 and 1909 in the ribbons of a definitive series frame. The vignette of a snuff stamp die proof appears behind a central cut-out. Unique (ex-Johl). *There is some controversy over whether this is E2 or E3. Scott lists it as E3, but Lobdell, in "The Second Essay of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon Commemorative Stamp" By David H. Lobdell, United States Specialist, vol. 69, pp 17-20, 1998, argues that this is 370-E2. Seems like someone a long time ago had a hard time deciding if this was 2 or 3 (note the 2/3 in red ink). A similar notation exists on the E3.