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1851, 12¢ gray black. Pair, black and red integral rate town cancels, margins mostly large to just into outer frameline at upper left, intense color, Very Fine, an attractive pair. Scott No. 17; $575. Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1956 |
US$270.00 |
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1851, 12¢ gray black. Blue town cancel, clear to large margins, deep color and sharp impression, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate for pair. Scott No. 17; $265. Schuyler J. Rumsey Philatelic Auctions, Apr 2015, Sale 60, Lot 1954 |
US$110.00 |
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o 1851, 12¢ black, printed on both sides (17c), with portions of two stamps quite clearly printed on top half of reverse, and two additional stamps printed more faintly below, all in the same orientation as the stamp on the front, as well as a bit of offset on reverse, front has full margins to just in a bit and a grid cancel. Tiny corner crease. Fine appearing. Scott $40,000 A SPECTACULAR AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE PRINTING VARIETY, WITH ONLY ONE OTHER EXAMPLE KNOWN TO US. Provenance: “J.J.”, Natalee Grace. In addition to the present example and the other (ex. Ishikawa), there is a third which would appear to be an off-cover bisect (the Philatelic Foundation declined opinion on the bisect aspect). All three of these apparently originated from the same sheet, as the variety is basically identical. Brookman, in his The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, stated that he believed there were four known of this variety. The existence of a fourth example has never been confirmed. Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 37 |
US$21,000.00 |
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o 1851, 12¢ gray black (17), horizontal pair, very large margins including part sheet margin at right, intense color. Bold town postmark. Extremely Fine pair. Scott $575 Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 36 |
US$525.00 |
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12c Black (Scott 17). Large margins, intense shade, lightly struck blue Cincinnati O. circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 1997 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ value $600.00) Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1092, Lot 1020 |
US$425.00 |
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12c Black (Scott 17). Part original gum, three ample to clear margins, slightly in at left, tiny thin spot, Fine appearance Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1092, Lot 1019 |
US$350.00 |
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Scott #17, 12c Black, horiz. pair with clear to large margins nearly all around, just into frameline at bottom right, tied by Boston c.d.s. to cover to a ship captain at Cowes, Isle of Wight via the American consul and then forwarded to London, red “America/Liverpool/Paid/DE 16” entry c.d.s. and matching “3” rate marking, Cowes transit c.d.s., very fine; signed Stanley B. Ashbrook. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2015, Sale 150, Lot 54 |
US$150.00 |
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Scott #17, 12c Black, exquisite used example with four extraordinary large to huge margins, including a portion of a sheet margin at left and a part of the adjacent stamp at right, neat central black circular grid cancel, strong color and impression, extremely fine and uncommonly choice; 2014 PSE certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ value $1,250.00 for 95 and $3,000.00 for 98). Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2015, Sale 150, Lot 51 |
US$800.00 |
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Scott #17, 12c Black, four well clear to large margins, strong color and a highly detailed impression, light town cancel, very fine; signed A. D(iena) and accompanied by 2014 PF certificate. Spink Shreves Galleries, Jan 2015, Sale 150, Lot 52 |
US$190.00 |
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12c Black (Scott 17). Horizontal pair, three cancels incl. blue circular datestamp, scarce orange datestamp and a red “19”, close to full margins, some toning on reverse just shows thru in a few places, Very Fine appearing and colorful Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1090, Lot 1145 |
US$160.00 |
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12c Black (Scott 17). Unused (no gum), three large margins, top margin ample, rich shade and sharp impression, Very Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1090, Lot 1144 |
US$1,000.00 |
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1851, 12¢ gray black (Scott 17), faintly cancelled barely visible in Washington’s facial area, impressive example with four ample margins and warm rich color, a beauty, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. SMQ $325 in the grade of VF-XF-85. Scott $250. Estimate $250 – 350. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2014, Sale 661, Lot 42 |
US$225.00 |
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1851, 12¢ gray black (Scott 17), lightly struck black grid cancellation, immense JUMBO margins including wide sheet margin at right side, a fabulous top quality showpiece featuring bold prooflike color, Extremely Fine to Superb, 2012 P.S.E. certificate graded XF-SUP-95J (1 of 10 examples at this grade). SMQ $1,250 in the grade of XF-Sup-95. Scott $250. Estimate value $1,000 – 1,500. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2014, Sale 661, Lot 41 |
US$850.00 |
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USA (Scott 17) 1851 WASHINGTON 12? BLACK Very fine, large to clear margins, with top of adjacent stamp showing at bottom. Extremely light cancel. Cat $260. Regency-Superior, Nov 2014, Sale 108, Lot 76 |
US$180.00 |
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12c Black (17). Positions 37-38/47-48L1, unused (no gum), full margins all around, proof-like impression, lightly cleaned VERY FINE APPEARING UNUSED BLOCK OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE. With 1999 P.F. certificate stating “lightly cleaned affecting the paper”. Scott Retail $10,000.00 as singles Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2014, Sale 1084, Lot 3079 |
US$1,100.00 |