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12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Slightly disturbed original gum, h.r., intense shade, small hinge thin at top not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Very Fine appearance, with 1989 P.F. certificate
12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Position 67L3 with double frameline at right, original gum, lightly hinged, bright shade and sharp proof-like impression, well-centered with wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1987 and 2003 P.F. certificates
12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Original gum, perfectly centered, intense charcoal shadeEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 3.
The most recent scholarship regarding the Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. plates used to print the 12c 1851-57 Issue is clearly articulated by James A. Allen in "The 1851 Imperforate (Scott U.S. #17): Plating Updated and Additional New Findings" (The 1851 Issue of United States Stamps: a Sesquicentennial Retrospective, U.S. Philatelic Classics Society). Traditionally, the 12c plates are identified as Plate 1 (from which all imperforate and some perforated stamps were printed), Plate 2 (evidently never used) and Plate 3 (which produced stamps that were only regularly issued with perforations). It is highly probable that Plate "3" was the first one made in 1851, but it was put aside and not used until 1859.
Plate 3 stamps (Scott 36b) are characterized primarily by uneven or broken outer framelines of the design. The subjects on Plate 1, which produced Scott Nos. 17 and 36, have even framelines that were extensively recut. Original-gum Plate 3 stamps with the centering and wide margins evident in this example are very scarce.
Ex Hansen. 2000 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies. With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $4,250.00). Only one has graded higher (at 98)
12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Original gum, attractive centering, clear impression, Very Fine, with 2003 P.F. certificate
12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Original gum, lightly hinged, choice centering with perforations clear of framelines virtually all around, intense shade and proof-like impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE PERFORATED 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION. THIS STAMP EASILY RANKS AS ONE OF THE FINEST COPIES EXTANT.
The stamp offered here is completely sound with proof-like impression and original gum. It shows the outer frameline on all four sides virtually without interruption. There are very few examples of Scott 36B that exist in condition comparable to that of the stamp offered here.
With 1991 P.F. certificate as Plate 1, Scott No. 36
12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Original gum, minor h.r., selvage at top, wide margins, deep shade and proof-like impression, Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Original gum, almost perfectly centered, characteristic Plate 3 mottled impression, tiny corner crease bottom left, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 1976 P.F. certificate
12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Original gum, intense shade, Very Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate
12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Original gum, precise centering, intense shade and impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 3.
The most recent scholarship regarding the Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. plates used to print the 12c 1851-57 Issue is clearly articulated by James A. Allen in "The 1851 Imperforate (Scott U.S. #17): Plating Updated and Additional New Findings" (The 1851 Issue of United States Stamps: a Sesquicentennial Retrospective, U.S. Philatelic Classics Society). Traditionally, the 12c plates are identified as Plate 1 (from which all imperforate and some perforated stamps were printed), Plate 2 (evidently never used) and Plate 3 (which produced stamps that were only regularly issued with perforations). It is highly probable that Plate 3 was the first one made in 1851, but it was put aside and not used until 1859.
Plate 3 stamps (Scott 36B) are characterized primarily by uneven or broken outer framelines of the design. The subjects on Plate 1, which produced Scott Nos. 17 and 36, have even framelines that were extensively recut. Original-gum Plate 3 stamps with the centering and wide margins evident in this example are very scarce.
With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,100.00). Only one has graded higher (at 98) and only four others share this grade
12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, choice centering with perforations clear of outer frameline on all sidesEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 3.
With 1995 P.F. certificate.
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