12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Block of eight, intense shade and proof-like impression, multiple strikes of green "PAID" in circle cancel, top left stamp small thin spot, bottom left stamp few short perfs, few minor perf separations

FINE-VERY FINE. A UNIQUE BLOCK OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE WITH A TRUE GREEN CANCELLATION.

Used blocks of the 12c 1857 Issue are very scarce, and singles cancelled in green ink are rare, but the coincidence of a green cancel on a block is nothing less than miraculous. This is one of the great 1857 Issue multiples extant.

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