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Lot Sym. Lot Description Est/Cat Realized
1609 image12c Black (36). Horizontal pair, light Mobile Ala. circular datestamp, Very Fine for this tightly-spaced issue, with 2006 P.F. certificate (Image) 750.00 550.00
1610 image12c Black (36). Horizontal pair, center perfs largely intact and so margins appear large, detailed impression, central strike of circular datestamp, Very Fine (Image) 750.00 200.00
1611 og image12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Original gum, intense shade and impression, wide margins, fresh and Fine (Image) 825.00 200.00
1612 ogbl image12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Block of four, original gum, h.r. with perf separations sensibly reinforced, intense shade

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL 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. (Image)

5,000.00 1,500.00
1613 image12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Wide margins, intense shade, red grid cancel, Extremely Fine, Scott Retail with no premium for the red cancel (Image) 225.00 400.00
1614 image12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Choice centering for this difficult issue, intense shade and impression, neat strike of grid cancel, few tiny perf creases at top not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1992 P.F. certificate for horizontal pair (Image) 225.00 375.00
1615 image12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Choice centering with unusually wide margins, intense shade nicely complemented by red grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, ex Knapp (Image) 360.00 400.00
1616 image12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Position 95R3 with vertical line thru rosette, intense shade and impression, bold grid cancel leaves the plate variety clearly visible, Fine, undercatalogued in Scott (Image) 300.00 130.00
1617 image12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Intense shade, clear strike of New York Ocean Mail datestamp, tiny thinning at top left resulting in two short perfs, appears Very Fine, scarce with the New York Ocean Mail cancel, ex Koppersmith, with 1989 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail with no premium for the cancel (Image) 225.00 130.00
1618 image12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Vertical pair, double frameline at right, most unusual in that top stamp shows strong impression and bottom stamp shows weak, tied by red grid on small piece, Fine (Image) 520.00 1,200.00
1619 12c Black, Plates 1, 3 (36, 36b). Ten singles and pair of first and three of second, three with part imprint, few plated with one showing recut at bottom left, few faults, few appear Fine 4,945.00 900.00

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