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12c Black (36). Plate 1, original gum, almost perfect centering with perforations evenly framing design and showing outer frameline on all four sides EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE PERFORATED 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 1 IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION. Any multiple of the 1857 12c Black from Plate 1 will demonstrate the narrow layout of this plate, which produced Scott 36. Even when the perforations are aligned between stamps, they still punch out part of the outer frameline. Plate 3, which produced Scott 36B, remedied this problem by allowing more space for perforations. The stamp offered here is completely sound with original gum. It shows the outer frameline on all four sides virtually without interruption. There are very few examples of Scott 36 that exist in condition comparable to that of the stamp offered here. An example in similar condition realized $9,000 hammer in our Sale 913. With 1994 and 2005 P.F. certificates. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2009, Sale 972, Lot 3048 |
US$4,750.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1857-61 ISSUE 1857-61 12c black, vertical pair used in combination with 3c dull red type II (rounded upper left corner), on small piece, all tied by Lansing Mich. May 31 cds, fine-v.f. Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2009, Sale 200901, Lot 61 |
US$240.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1857-61 ISSUE 1857-61 12c black, plate 3, unused with original gum, h.r., usual centering, rich color, fine Cherrystone Auctions, Jan 2009, Sale 200901, Lot 62 |
US$240.00 |
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12c Black (Scott 36). Wonderfully well-centered for this tightly-spaced 1857 Issue value, clear impression with neat red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, truly exceptional, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, SMQ value $1,000.00) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2008, Sale 967, Lot 4143 |
US$600.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1857-61 ISSUE 1857-61 12c black, plate 1, sharp impression, usual centering, h.r., fresh and fine, with 1994 PFC Cherrystone Auctions, Nov 2008, Sale 200811, Lot 1021 |
US$1,200.00 |
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12c Black, Plate 3 (Scott 36b). Bright shade on crisp paper, wide and balanced margins, bold strike of grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1982 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 420 |
US$350.00 |
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12c Black, Plate 3 (Scott 36b). Intense shade and impression nicely complemented by red grid cancel, almost perfectly centered, Extremely Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 419 |
US$800.00 |
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12c Black, Plate 3 (Scott 36b). Original gum, bright shade, wide margins, Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 415 |
US$300.00 |
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12c Black, Plate 3 (Scott 36b). Block of four, original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and proof-like impression, top right stamp puled perf at right, few rejoined perf separations at bottom VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE AND ATTRACTIVE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 3. Most 12c 1857 blocks come from the multiples that were stuck together and soaked apart. This block is scarce with original gum and also has remarkable freshness of color and paper. With 1977 and 2004 P.F. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 416 |
US$1,500.00 |
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Reconstructed block of eighteen comprising blocks of twelve and six, Positions 3-8/13-18/23-28R3, mostly h.r. with small hinge reinforcements except Positions 14 and 15 appear Mint N.H., deep shade and proof-like impression, Position 28 with distinct horizontal line across top of top right rosette FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE RECONSTRUCTED BLOCK OF EIGHTEEN OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 3. Ex J & J. With 1981 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as three blocks of four and three pairs Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 417 |
US$6,000.00 |
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12c Black, Plate 3 (Scott 36b). Detailed impression on bright paper, unobtrusive cancel, well-proportioned margins, Extremely Fine Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 418 |
US$400.00 |
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12c Black (Scott 36). Horizontal pair, two bold Philadelphia octagonal datestamps, intense shade, Very Fine pair, with 1998 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 411 |
US$100.00 |
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Original gum, perfectly centered, intense charcoal shade EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 3. The most recent scholarship regarding the Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. plates used to print the 12c 1851-57 Issue is clearly articulated by James A. Allen in “The 1851 Imperforate (Scott U.S. #17): Plating Updated and Additional New Findings” (The 1851 Issue of United States Stamps: a Sesquicentennial Retrospective, U.S. Philatelic Classics Society). Traditionally, the 12c plates are identified as Plate 1 (from which all imperforate and some perforated stamps were printed), Plate 2 (evidently never used) and Plate 3 (which produced stamps that were only regularly issued with perforations). It is highly probable that Plate “3” was the first one made in 1851, but it was put aside and not used until 1859. Plate 3 stamps (Scott 36b) are characterized primarily by uneven or broken outer framelines of the design. The subjects on Plate 1, which produced Scott Nos. 17 and 36, have even framelines that were extensively recut. Original-gum Plate 3 stamps with the centering and wide margins evident in this example are very scarce. With 2000 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 412 |
US$2,300.00 |
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12c Black, Plate 3 (Scott 36b). Barely disturbed original gum, deep shade, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1996 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 413 |
US$800.00 |
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12c Black, Plate 3 (Scott 36b). Original gum, intense shade, detailed impression, wide and balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, a pretty stamp, ex Chapin, with 2003 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2008, Sale 963, Lot 414 |
US$750.00 |