1c Blue, Ty. I (18).
Position 100L12, including sheet margin at bottom, wide natural
straddle-pane margin at right showing most of guide line, original gum,
centered side-to-side, many perf disks at bottom unpunched showing all
important type characteristics, beautiful bright shadeEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE PERFORATED ONE-CENT TYPE I SHOWING EVERY NUANCE OF THE DESIGN TYPE. A WONDERFUL STAMP.
Due to problems of spacing and perforating, many surviving copies of this type have the design characteristics at top or bottom affected by the perforations. The example offered here, showing the complete design at top and bottom, is a true condition rarity.
With 1999 P.S.E. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. I (18).
Original gum, lightly hinged, fresh and bright color, beautifully centered
with design clear of perfs on three sides and still showing the type
characteristics at bottomEXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE PERFORATED ONE-CENT TYPE I 1857 ISSUE.
Small blue backstamp. With copy of P.F. certificate. (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. I (18).
Incredibly choice centering for this difficult stamp with wide and
well-balanced margins at sides and evenly-balanced top-to-bottom, beautiful
pastel shade and crisp impression, light strike of town datestamp,
Extremely Fine Gem, an exceedingly rare stamp in this choice condition,
with 1979 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. I (18).
Well-centered for this difficult stamp with perfs clear of design on three
sides and showing complete design at bottom, bright and fresh color, neat
strike of dotted grid cancel, fresh and Very Fine
(Image)
1c Blue, Ty. I (18).
Bright color, showing completed design at top right and enough of design at
lower right to determine that it is complete at bottom, light strike of
town datestamp, Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
(Image)
1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19).
Position 93R4, rich color and sharp proof-like impression, choice centering
for this difficult stamp showing large portion of outer ball of design at
bottom, light face-free cancel almost makes stamp appear
unusedEXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE. A PARTICULARLY WELL-CENTERED AND FRESH EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 PERFORATED ONE-CENT TYPE Ia.
With 1981 and 1998 P.F. certificates (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. Ic (19b).
Position 49L4, part original gum, deep rich color on bright paper,
extraordinarily well-centered with design almost completely free and clear
of perforations, small tear at top center and small thin spot at top left,
these trivial flaws do not affect the Extremely Fine appearance of this
rarity, with 1994 P.F. certificate. (Image) 
1c Blue, Ty. II (20).
Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color and sharp impression from Plate
12, Very Fine and choice, a beautiful stamp, with copy of 1980 P.F.
certificate for combination block of four, this being the top left stamp (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Deep
rich color, well-centered, bold 1858 Iowa town datestamp, Very Fine, with
1996 A.P.S. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (20).
Position 79R2, deep rich color, bold face-free strike of town datestamp,
fresh and Very Fine, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate
(Image)
1c Blue, Ty. III (21).
Position 66L4, rich Plate 4 color on bright paper, incredibly choice
centering with perforations clear of design on all sides, showing
clear breaks at both top and bottom, very faint strike of black town
datestampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 PERFORATED ONE-CENT TYPE III. QUITE SIMPLY A SUPERB STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT.
The example of the perforated Type III offered here, with the design clear on all four sides and showing all of the characteristics of the type, is truly a remarkable stamp. We feel confident that other students and searchers of quality stamps will agree.
With 1997 P.S.E. certificate (Image)