1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A).
Position 9R1E, beautiful bright shade and impression from an early
printing, large margins to just barely touched incl. part of adjoining
stamp at top right, faint black grid cancel leaves design characteristics
clearly visibleVERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE Ib, WHICH SHOWS THE DESIGN COMPLETE AT TOP AND NEARLY COMPLETE AT BOTTOM.
Type Ib is yielded from only six positions on Plate 1E: Positions 3-6, 8 and 9R1E. The best examples of Type Ib come from positions 6 and 8R1E. However, this early impression from Position 9 also shows the type distinctly -- as the plate subsequently wore, the characteristics of this position became less distinct.
With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. Ia (6). Large
margins to just in, cancelled by three neat horizontal penstrokes, rich
Plate 4 color, repaired at lower right corner, otherwise Fine, with 1969
A.P.S. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Enormous margins all around incl. significant portions of adjoining stamps
as sides, sheet margin at bottom and huge margin at top, pretty
color from Plate 1E is nicely contrasted by neat red grid, trivial
toning on back not mentioned on accompanying certificate and has does not
affect appearance, Extremely Fine Gem, a huge stamp, with 1987 P.F.
certificate for strip of three, this being the center stamp (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Position 48R1E, large margins, rich color, bright blue Philadelphia cds,
Extremely Fine (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Large
to huge margins with part of adjoining stamp at top, Chicago cds, Extremely
Fine (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Rich
color from Plate 3, large margins to just barely touched, light and
face-free strike of town datestamp, Very Fine and choice, scarce from Plate
3 which was only used for stamp production for a short period of time, with
1987 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Vertical pair, huge margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamp at
bottom, deep rich color, two neat strikes of town datestamp, Extremely Fine
pair, ex Koppersmith, with 1986 P.F. certificate
(Image)
1c Blue, Ty. III (8).
Large margins to just barely in, deep rich Plate 4 color, bold strike of
town datestamp, fresh and Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. III (8). Rich
color, huge margins on three sides incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom,
just slightly in at left, showing wide break at top and small but easily
recognizable break at bottom, bold strike of New Orleans cds, Very Fine,
with 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. III (8).
Position 54L4 with wide breaks at top and bottom -- an excellent example of
the type -- beautiful rich color, three huge margins incl. part of
adjoining stamp at left, just in at right, light face-free strike of town
datestamp, fresh and Fine, signed Ashbrook, with copy of 1976 P.F.
certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. III-IIIA (8,
8A). Horizontal pair, Positions 34-35L4, huge and even margins all
around, deep rich color and proof-like impression, two clear strikes of
"Newport N.Y. Aug. 17" circular datestamp, Type III at left shows wide
breaks at both top and bottom, Type IIIA at right shows wide break at top
and complete outer line at bottomEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING COMBINATION PAIR OF THE ONE-CENT 1851 IMPERFORATE TYPES III AND IIIA WITH BEAUTIFUL MARGINS, COLOR, CANCELLATION AND IMPRESSIONS.
The Neinken book lists the left stamp (Position 34) as being Type IIIa. However, as the plate was used the outer line at bottom wore away, and the stamp became Type III. The combination of these types from Positions 34-35L4 is extremely rare in any form, but imperforate Plate 4 stamps are much rarer than perforated stamps from this plate.
With 1999 P.S.E. and 2000 P.F. certificates (Image)