12c Greenish Black, Reprint (44). Without gum as issued, beautifully centered with wide margins, deep shade and sharp impression on bright paper, full intact perforations all around

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. ONE OF THE FINEST 12-CENT 1857 REPRINTS EXTANT.

The narrow spaces between stamps on the 12c 1857 Reprint plate allowed almost no room for large 12-gauge perforations, and the Reprints were generally perforated into parts of the design. Examples such as this, with the framelines complete on all four sides, are extremely rare.

With 2004 P.F. and 2012 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $11,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded by P.S.E. and it is shared by no others

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