Costs of US Stamps Scott Cat. #17 – 12c 1851 George Washington. Page 15

1851, 12¢ black (17), large balanced margins, deeply etched impression and full, lightly hinged original gum, wonderfully fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott $6,250 THE FULL MARGINS, STRONG, PROOFLIKE IMPRESSION AND FULL ORIGINAL GUM, MAKE THIS MINT 12¢ 1851 ONE OF THE FINEST WE HAVE OFFERED. Expertization: 2003 PF Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Mar 2011, Sale 336, Lot 1121

United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 12c black, neat cds, margins all around, v.f., with 2002 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Feb 2011, Sale 201102, Lot 12

United States 1851-57 Issue 1851 12c black, horizontal pair, black cds, full to large margins all around, fresh color, v.f., with 1987 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Feb 2011, Sale 201102, Lot 13

12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (Scott 17a). Top left half, tied by neat penstrokes on blue 1853 folded letter to Boston, well-struck “San Francisco Cal. Oct. 1” circular datestamp and “10” due handstamp, some wear and edge separation and splitting, internal cover tear affects adhesive at bottom, appears Fine, scarce bisect usage which was not accepted as prepayment, with 1976 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3743

12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (Scott 17a). Top left diagonal half, margins to just in, tied by blue “Baltimore Md. Sep. 17” circular datestamp on part of cover front only to Warner N.H., some wear incl. part of front severed and rejoined by hinges, still Fine bisect usage, with 2007 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3744

12c Black (Scott 17). Vertical pair, large margins to full, used with vertical pair of 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), cancelled by bold strike of “Auburn Cal. Jul. 14” circular datestamp, second strike at right on buff 1853 cover to Cherbourg, France, red “New-York Am. Pkt. Aug. 13” circular datestamp, “16” decimes due marking, cover a bit worn and stamps with flaws, still a Fine and rare usage from California to France via American Packet

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3738

12c Black (Scott 17). Large margins, used with vertical pair and single of 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A), tied by grids and red “New Orleans La. Apr. 7” circular datestamp on buff cover to France, red “New-York Am. Pkt. Apr. 18” transit datestamp, French “8” decimes due handstamp also ties pair, stamps with light crease, cover with some slight wear, still Very Fine and unusual franking for the 21c rate via American Packet, signed Ashbrook

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3739

12c Black (Scott 17). Large margins to just in, tied by grid cancel on blue folded letter datelined “Philadelphia June 30, 1854” to Halifax, Nova Scotia, blue “St. Andrews JY 5, 1854” and “St. John, New Brunswick JY 6, 1854” backstamps, receiving backstamp of July 11, light file fold does not affect stamp, the stamp with light toning at top and small scissors-cut at bottom right, still Very Fine, a rare use of a single 12c 1851 on cover to Nova Scotia, with 2006 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3736

12c Black (Scott 17). Horizontal pair, large margins to clear incl. sheet margin at right and part of adjoining stamp at left, lightly cancelled in blue, matching “Harrisburgh Pa. May 8” circular datestamp on cover to Kilkenny, Ireland, pair tied by red “Philadelphia Pa. May 10” circular datestamp, ms. “More to Pay” and “above -1/2 oz.”, Liverpool and receiving backstamps, some wear, pair lifted and reaffixed, otherwise Very Fine, ex Gibson, with 1999 P.S.E. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3737

12c Black (Scott 17). Large margins to barely in at top right, tied by “New-York Mar. ?” circular datestamp on cover to Philadelphia, slightly reduced at right, small repair at bottom left, appears Very Fine, attractive quadruple-rate domestic usage

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3734

12c Black (Scott 17). Large margins to clear incl. part of adjoining stamp at right, tied by well-struck “San Francisco Cal. Mar. 16” circular datestamp on cover to Portland Me., non-contemporary ink at left, otherwise Very Fine double-rate cover, ex Beals, with 1976 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3735

12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (Scott 17a). Lower left diagonal half with ample margins, tied across all sides by bold “New-York Sep. 9” circular datestamp on buff cover from San Francisco to Honeoye Falls N.Y., bold red “Via Nicaragua/Ahead of the Mails.” framed handstamp, small sealed opening tear at top left, minor wear and soiling VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1851 BISECTED AND ACCEPTED FOR 6-CENT TRANS-CONTINENTAL RATE ON COVER MARKED ‘VIA NICARAGUA”. Ex Brown and Martin. With 1982 P.F. certificate (“genuine usage”)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3741

12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (17a). Lower right diagonal half, large margins to touching frameline only, well-tied by “San Francisco Cal. 16 Aug.” circular datestamp on brown cover to New Bedford Mass., carried to Panama on the PMSS Winfield Scott, Very Fine, choice bisected usage, signed Ashbrook, with 1979 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3742

12c Black (Scott 17). Two horizontal pairs, large margins to just in, cancelled by open grids, “San Francisco Cal. 5 Apr.” circular datestamp on legal-size cover to Berlin, Germany, neat “America Uber Bremen” and red “Paid All” handstamps, stamps are faulty and have been lifted and replaced (the tie at right is questionable), cover reduced and with some wear, appears Fine, scarce usage

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3740

12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (Scott 17a). Top right diagonal half with large margins, tied all around by “New-York Ship Jul. 25” circular datestamp on blue linen-lined envelope to Baltimore Md., sender’s routing “Via Nicaragua” and perfectly clear strike of blue ‘VIA NICARAGUA/AHEAD OF THE MAILS” two-line framed handstamp, immaculate condition EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT BISECTED USE OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE WITH A REMARKABLY CLEAR STRIKE OF THE “VIA NICARAGUA/AHEAD OF THE MAILS” LETTER BAG OPERATOR HANDSTAMP. This wonderful cover was featured on the front cover of the sale catalogue for the 1972 H. R. Harmer sale of Frederick R. Mayer’s United States collection, where it realized $5,000 hammer at the time (38 years ago). Ex Jarrett. With 1971 P.F. certificate.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1000, Lot 1008