12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Fantastic centering with wide and well-proportioned margins for this difficult issue, bold strike of blue circular datestamp and trace of red cancel at bottom left

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 12-CENT FROM PLATE ONE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.

P.S.E. encapsulated (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,000.00). Only two have graded higher to date.

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