Washington #36B

This looks like a #36b. Do you concur?

Not very experienced with US classics but noticed the double outter left frame line. Hard to tell other areas without having studied this stamp but usually signs of re entry of some sorts. Although could posibly be a constant but someone will chime in.

Just taking a quick look at your post. I do not think it is a 36b but rather a 36. Even though your stamp has most of the outer frame missing on the right and top, the frame on the left and bottom do not look colse to being correct. I have attached a scan of one of my mint 36b plate III so that you might judge for yourdself.
Ron

I'll concur on the 36B. The topmost right side perf blob doesn't appear to have any ink on it, thus matching what is shown in the Specialized definition of the type. Here's my 36 to compare it to:

Otto!
That is a very nicely centered 36 you have there.WTG

Here is mine. The centering sucks but the price was right and it's sound so I figured what the heck!

EDIT: Mine is a #36b notice the broken frame lines on left side.

Yours looks like the plate 1 - recut frame lines (Scott 36)
Here are the two types of the 12c 1857 issue (Scott 36 and 36b), and the 12c 1861 issue (Scott 69)
By the way - people outside of the US won't have a clue what you're talking about if you just use a random catalog number without saying which catalog or what stamp.

True but the image is self explanatory methinks?

right, but the title is what gets people interested. When I see something that says, for example: "Question about #556," I have no idea - and I collect US stamps.

Think about which of these titles would be the clearer one:
My new 85E!
or
My new 1868 12c Z-Grill (#85E)

Just a suggestion.
(By the way, when I read a British auction listing Canadian stamps by SG numbers, I'm completly lost, so it's not just US material I'm talking about).

Otto, in my opinion your example has been reperforated at bottom. Of course that scan was posted 18 months ago, so this opinion might not get noticed, but........