12c Black, Diagonal Half Used as 6c (17a). Top left diagonal half, large margins, tied across the cut by large "Paid" grid, matching "Boston 10cts. 4 Jan." integral-rate circular datestamp on brown cover to San Francisco, minor edgewear

EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE EAST-TO-WEST USE OF THE 12-CENT 1851 BISECT WITH BOSTON INTEGRAL-RATE DATESTAMP INDICATING REJECTED PREPAYMENT.

Despite the presence of the "Paid" cancel on the stamp, the bisect was not accepted as payment in Boston, as reflected in the 10c collect rate in the Boston marking.

Ex Haas. With 1992 P.F. certificate.

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