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Encased Postage Stamps, 12¢, KIRKPATRICK + GAULT

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Encased Postage Stamps

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Rarity-8 Twelve Cents "Kirkpatrick & Gault" Plain Frame

EP-152, HB-161, S-114, Twelve Cents, KIRKPATRICK & GAULT, with Plain Frame, Extremely Fine with Partial Silvering.
Rated as Rarity-8 (5 to 10 known) according to Fred Reed. This rare specimen has a case and stamp that approach About New. The stamp remains fresh, clean and totally original in its rich black color. The mica is clear, having partial surface lamination craze at the extreme right field to the right side moon rim edge and remains solid and is not broken through. The case is wonderful with excellent eye appeal. It is fully original and a lovely natural chestnut in color with excellent sharp detail to the legends which are highlighted at its center by some flash, original Silvering. This is a significant, major rarity and a nice, collectable example of this rare Twelve Cents denomination.



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