12c Black, Very Thin Paper (17 var). Full to mostly large margins, fine impression typical of printing on thin paper, grid cancel, Very Fine, the thin papers are often associated with Part India, which is described by Ashbrook as "undoubtedly from the very first impressions from the Twelve Cent plate. The engravings are very sharp and resemble die proofs or plate proofs on India. The shades of both these items are of the earliest known, the distinctive grayish.", with 2021 P.F. certificate

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