3c Rose Red, Type II (11A). Plate 3, complete right pane of 100 with full "Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. BANK NOTE ENGRAVERS. Phila. New York. Boston & Cincinnati" imprint and "No. 3" plate number, nearly complete centerline at left, disturbed original gum, sealed tear in bottom selvage and creases, small toned spot on one stamp in middle, also some slight overall toning as is typical of large pieces in the 1853-54 Rose Red shades

AN EXTREMELY RARE COMPLETE PANE OF 100 OF THE 1851 3-CENT ISSUE IN THE ROSE RED SHADE. A MARVELOUS EXHIBITION PIECE.

As far back as our 1966 Rarities sale we reported that only three complete panes of the 3c 1851 Issue were known. This number was also stated in Brookman. We can account for two other complete panes. One is from Plate 1 Late, offered in our 1966 and 1979 Rarities sales and most recently offered by Cherrystone in the "New Amsterdam" sale in 2019. The Plate 1 Late pane is in inferior condition to the pane offered here. The other pane is from Plate 3 (Right) and is part of the Harry L. Jefferys collection donated to the Franklin Institute and currently on display at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.

Ex Rust and Piller, and from our 1966 Rarities of the World sale. Illustrated in Brookman Vol. I (p. 133).

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