I made a date typo; it should be January 11th. The link, https://ssl.bowersandmerena.com/auctions/AuctionLots.aspx?AuctionID=179&SessionID=330, should take you there. Thanks Declan. No problem, Cathrine. No, that's a bog standard 1862 and it's got four little chunks out of the edge... It certainly is a bog standard 1862, plus verdigris. Who on earth would bid $900 without doing "due diligence"? An American with Deep pockets and trusting the auctioneer