Lot 35
1857, 12¢ black, plate I (36), two pairs and single (positions 87-88R, 77-78R, 67R double transfer), used with 3¢ dull red (11), all tied by three strikes of "Plainfield NJ Jul 30" c.d.s. on large cover to Suresnes, France, black "New York Aug 1" c.d.s. and manuscript "Shortpaid", various due ratings, Suresnes (8.13.57) backstamp; cover edge faults and reduced at right, Fine.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF THE 1857 12¢ TYPE I.
Expertization: 2000 A.P.S. Certificate.
The perforated twelve cent stamps were introduced gradually in the Summer of 1857.
Hulme, Celler, et al, "Earliest Known Uses in the 1851-57 Era", The Chronicle, Vol. 48 No. 3, Aug. 1996, p. 165.
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