Sale 913 — 2006 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 13 May, 2006
Category — 12c 1851 Issue
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12c Black (17). Horizontal pair, large margins to full, original gum, intense shade and impression which is really quite stunningVERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A PARTICULARLY CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE.
As this pair demonstrates, the spacing between stamps on the plate was very narrow. Sound original-gum examples with four margins are great rarities, and most have been harvested from larger multiples.
With 1988 P.F. certificate for pair.
12,500
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