Lot 3059 o
1851, 12¢ gray black, Position 91R1, bottom left corner margin straddle-pane single with horizontal guideline, four huge margins showing portions of adjacent stamps at top and right, wide straddle-pane margin extending beyond guideline, strong color on bright fresh paper, neat central circular grid cancel, a Superb gem, with only four examples grading higher, ex-V. Morris, Kirke & Eubanks; with 1997 P.F. & 2011 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (Superb 98J, SMQ $4,000).Scott No. 17 $260.
A MAGNIFICENT USED CORNER MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 12¢ IMPERFORATE ISSUE WHICH IS WITHOUT EQUAL.
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Realized: $3,000