Arago: 3-cent Washington

used; imperforate; relief B; Plate 1 late (denoted as L); positions 83-4/93-4L (L being from the left pane)

83L has guide dot near lower right diamond block, single line recut in upper left triangle; 84L has a guide dot near lower right diamond block; 94L has a single line recut in upper left triangle. The shade is the typical odd color found on late impressions from 1854-1855 of this Plate.