3c Orange Brown, Type II (10A). Positions 77-80/87-90/97-100R5E, block of twelve, original gum, two or three stamps Mint N.H. including the middle pair, right sheet margin, other margins large to clear at top, wonderful depth of color, light diagonal creases in the right block of six, previously lightly folded vertically thru Positions 79/99, top left stamp minor corner crease

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM SHEET-MARGIN BLOCK OF TWELVE OF THE 1851 3-CENT TYPE II ORANGE BROWN, SCOTT 10A. AN IMPORTANT CLASSIC UNITED STATES IMPERFORATE MULTIPLE.

This is the largest multiple of Scott 10 or 10A we have offered since a block of 12 from Plate 0 in our 1998 sale of the Zoellner collection. That block was subsequently broken up. A block of 14 also existed from Plate 0 and was offered in our 1993 Rarities sale.

Scott value $54,500.00 as two hinged blocks and two pairs

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