#512 - 1917 12¢ No watermark, perf. 11
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Basic Info
12¢ Dark brown, dark carmine, claret brown, bright claret red
Subject: Benjamin Franklin
Printing Method: Flat Plate
Perforations: 11
Watermark: no watermark
Scott #: 512
Quantity Issued: 316,536,000
Issued: May 12th, 1917
#512 Value
Used
$1 - $3
No postmark with gum (MH)
$3 - $5
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$3 - $8
512a
#512a
Brown carmine
(5% to 15% premium over #512)
512b
#512b
Perf 11 x Perf 10 (top or bottom)
#512b Value
Used
$2,000 - $5,000
No postmark with gum (MH)
$6,000 - $10,000
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
No sales recoded
Plate Numbers
#512 was issued with the following plate #'s
Number only
6900-02,10,13, 31, 34
7036-37
10621-24
12581-84
A useful value
The letter postage rates had at this time been increased from two cents to three cents per ounce or fraction thereof and this eleven cent stamp came into more general use than its two predecessors, for when added to a two cent stamped envelope it covered both registration and letter rates. Through this new use, the eleven cent value became better known by large users of the parcel post service and in fact continued in general use in large quantities even after the letter rate had been reduced to two cents.
Earliest documented use
The earliest documented use of #512 is August 15th, 1917 (shown above)
Precancels
This stamp was commonly precancelled, an example is shown above.
A full pane
A pane of 100 of #512, there were four panes to a sheet of 400
1917-19 Definitive Issues, 11¢ - 20¢
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