Sale 1245 — United States Stamps, featuring the Sacramento Collection
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 16-18 November, 2021
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1861-66 Issue (Scott 102-111)
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12c Black, Re-Issue (107). Original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered with wide margins, long and full perforationsEXTREMELY 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, 1993 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $12,500.00). Only four grade higher (highest is 98).
3,500
10,000