#128 - 1869 12ยข Reissue
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Basic Info
12¢
Green
NO GRILL
Subject: The SS Adriatic
Number issued: not known
Perforations: P12
Printer: National Bank Note Co.
Scott #: 128
Earliest known use: 1875
Value
Used
$2,400 - $3,500
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1,500 - $4,500
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$17,000 (2009)
Earliest known date of use
The earliest known date of use, March 20th, 1880
Stamp usage
The stamp paid the paid the double-weight rate for letters going to Great Britain
The design inspiration
The vignette used the existing National Bank Note engraving of the SS Adriatic which was derived from the picture directly above. In 1856 the SS Adriatic was the fastest wooden paddle liner at the time.
Multiples
The only surviving block of #128
The 1869 Pictorial Reissue
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