Sale 1024 — The Natalee Grace Collection of Used Stamps of the United States, Part One: 1847-1868 Issues
Sale Date — Thursday, 7 June, 2012
Category — 3c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 10-11A)
3c Rose Red, Ty. II, Double Impression (11Ae). Three large margins, just into label at top, pen squiggle cancel, remarkably strong impressions with pronounced doubling of rosettes and virtually unreadable wording, small corner creases at top left and bottom leftFINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 3-CENT TYPE II IMPERFORATE WITH DOUBLE IMPRESSION. THIS IS ALSO THE ONLY DOUBLE IMPRESSION KNOWN FOR ANY DENOMINATION OF THE 1851-56 ISSUE. AN IMPORTANT CLASSIC RARITY.
Our census and summary of double impressions is included as an appendix to this catalogue. Most double impressions occur when the first impression is made and found to be inadequate. The paper is then put in the press a second time, where it receives the heavier impression. It is a common misconception that the weaker impression is the second one.
A review of philatelic literature, auction catalogues, research notes and the records of the Philatelic Foundation failed to find reference to another example.
From our 1968 Rarities of the World sale. Ex Piller and Wagshal. Accompanied by the cover from which this stamp was removed (manuscript "Clear Spring Pa" postmark). With 1980 and 2010 P.F. certificates
