1885 ISSUE, MINT
DARK RED to RED BROWN OVERPRINT
HERBERT MOLL
CATALOG #23
Sun Type 2
The 1885-86 issues are the same as previous issues except that the overprints are different colors. The card being offered here was originally a 4 centavo black on cream that was subsequently overprinted with the SUN overprint in various shades of red. This card is described as H&G#23 & MOLL#23. The SUN overprints are #2 for the MESSAGE card and #3 for the REPLY card.