Scotts #44 US stamps

#44 - 1875 12¢ reprint

12¢
Greenish Black

Printing Method: Engraved
Printer: Continental Bank Note Co
Subject: George Washington
Plate #: 60
Number sold: 489
Perforations: 12 (no gum)
Scott #: 44
Issued: 1876

Value

Used
$850 (2014)
No postmark with no gum as issued with hinge mark
$950 - $2,400
No postmark with no gum as issued with
no trace of stamp hinge mark
No sales recorded

Used

The only record of a used #44. The cancel is probably from a later date.

Identifying #44

This issue differs from the original in the shade of black, being a greenish black color. The paper is harder and much more white and highly finished in appearance. The stamps were frequently separated with scissors. The reprints have no grill. #44 was a perf 12 stamp while #36 is perf 15½.