Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins

Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020

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Category — 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-78)

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Sale 1227, Lot 2306, 1861-66 Issue (Scott 56-78)12c Intense Black, First Design (59). Original gum called "large part" on accompanying certificate but covers nearly the entire back, outstanding centering with balanced margins all around, deep dark shade and intense impression, tiny thin spot at top

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE BEST CENTERED EXAMPLES OF THE RARE 12-CENT 1861 FIRST DESIGN WITH ORIGINAL GUM.

The 12c is the rarest of the 1861 First Designs and Colors, with a total of 16 examples recorded, including one in the Miller collection at The New York Public Library. Our census of the 12c 1861 First Design is available at https://www.siegelauctions.com/census/US/Scott/59 .

Census no. 59-OG-08. Ex T. Cullen Davis ("Texas Collector", Siegel Sale 276). With 1962 and 2019 P.F. certificates

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