Sale 1219 — The Edward Morton Collection of Outstanding Quality U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 8-9 April, 2020
Category — 10c-12c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 31-36B)
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12c Black, Plate 3 (36B). Intense shade and impression, exceptional centering with wide and balanced margins, neat strikes of blue circular datestamp and red transit cancelsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1860 ISSUE FROM PLATE 3, WITH BLUE AND RED CANCELS AND GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
With 2014 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95). By way of comparison, P.S.E. has graded only one used stamp higher (at 98, offered in our "Natalee Grace" sale).
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1,500