Sale 1120 — Outstanding United States Stamps

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

Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)

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1287
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Sale 1120, Lot 1287, 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)12c Black, Re-Issue (107). Original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered with wide margins, long and full perforations

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING WIDE-MARGINED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1861 RE-ISSUE. SCARCE IN SUCH SUPERIOR CONDITION.

The 12c Re-Issue was printed from a new plate of 100 subjects, compared to the original plate of 200 in two panes. 10,000 stamps were printed (100 impressions). Only 389 of the 12c were sold; the remaining 9,611 were destroyed on July 16, 1884.

With 1980 and 1993 P.F. certificates

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3,750
9,500
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