12c Black, Plate 3 (36b). Original gum, lightly hinged, unusually choice centering with wide margins for this difficult issue, intense shade and proof-like impression on bright paper

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1857 ISSUE FROM PLATE 3.

Plate 3 stamps (Scott 36b) are characterized primarily by uneven or broken outer framelines of the design. The subjects on Plate 1, which produced Scott Nos. 17 and 36, have even framelines that were extensively recut. Original-gum Plate 3 stamps with the centering evident in this example are very scarce -- we offer about one a year in this condition.

With 1983 and 2005 P.F. certificates

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