3c Orange Brown, Ty. I (10). Position 61R1E, full to huge margins including left inter-pane margin with centerline, portion of adjoining stamp at bottom and trace at top, vivid color, light strike of blue grid cancel

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 IMPERFORATE 3-CENT WITHOUT RECUT INNER LINES. THIS IS SURPRISINGLY DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION.

The 3c 1851 Orange Brown Imperforate without recut inner lines, Scott 10, is frequently confused with Scott 10A. The inner lines may be recut at left, right, or both sides, and the line are sometimes faintly or partly recut, making them difficult to see. Scott 10 without recut inner lines is found on approximately 64 of the 200 positions of Plate 1 Early and Intermediate.

Plate 1 Early was the first plate used to print 3c stamps; the earliest date of use from any other plate is July 12 (Plate 1 Intermediate) and July 19, 1851 (Plate 5E). Sometime after the first week of use Plate 1 Early was taken off the press and reworked. This resulted in the Intermediate state of the plate, which has about the same number of positions without recut inner lines. This plate was used for several months before it was extensively reworked, creating Plate 1 Late. All stamps from Plate 1 Late are Scott 11A with recut inner lines. The stamps printed from Plate 1 Early are the scarcest from any 3c 1851 plate (Scott 10, 10A, 11 or 11A).

With 1989 and 2011 P.F. certificates. In our opinion this is undercatalogued in Scott given how difficult they are to find in choice condition.

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