Sale 1120 — Outstanding United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 17-18 March, 2016

Category — 3c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 10-11A)

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Sale 1120, Lot 1151, 3c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 10-11A)3c Dull Red, Ty. II, Plate 3 "Three Rows" Reconstruction (11A). 30 used singles comprising the three right vertical rows of Plate 3, vividly demonstrating the "Three Rows" recutting adjustments that were required due to the unintentional wide spacing between the eighth and ninth vertical rows and the narrow spacing between the ninth and tenth vertical rows of the left pane of Plate 3, the frameline recutting done in a way that attempted to minimize the visual spacing anomalies, including the triple frameline recutting on Positions 89 and 99 and no inner line on Positions 9 and 19 (see Chase p. 101), small faults to be expected but a number of Extremely Fine examples with large margins as well, a difficult to assemble reconstruction

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