Sale 1017 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 13-15 December, 2011
Category — 3c 1857-60 (Scott 25-26A)
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3c Dull Red, Ty. IV (26A). Colossal margins and perfect centering, bright color on fresh paper, unobtrusive strike of town cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 3-CENT TYPE IV. THIS REMARKABLE STAMP HAS THE WIDEST MARGINS WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED ON THIS TYPE.
The 3c 1857 Type IV stamps printed from Plates 10 and 11 are notorious for poor centering and tight margins, especially at top and bottom. This extraordinary exception to the rule is the finest example we have encountered.
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