Lot 69
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1859, 12¢ black, plate III (36B), fresh, choice and mathematically centered with unusually wide margins, an intact frameline all around, intense color and a neat red grid cancel; a Superb Gem.
Scott $295
THE 12¢ VALUE IS ANOTHER OF THE 1857-61 ISSUES THAT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND WITH BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM FRAMELINES INTACT. THIS USED EXAMPLE IS UNDOUBTEDLY AMONG THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
Expertization: 1996 PSE, 1997 & 2005 PF Certificates.
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