1c Blue, Ty. IIIa/III/Ia
(8A-8-6). Positions 75/85/95L4, vertical strip of three with
combination of three different desirable types, large margin at left and
bottom, clear at top, slightly in at right, rich Plate 4 color, light N.Y.
town circular datestampsFINE AND REMARKABLE STRIP OF THREE INCLUDING THE RARE TYPE Ia. ONLY 18 OF 20 POSITIONS ON THE BOTTOM ROW OF PLATE 4 PRODUCED THIS RARE TYPE.
Stamps printed from Plate 4 were isued in April, May, and briefly in June 1857 before perforations were introduced. The relatively small number of imperforate Plate 4 stamps issued during this period explains the rarity and desirability of any of the imperforate stamp types produced from this plate (Ia, Ic, II, III, IIIa).
Scott Retail as Ty. III-Ia pair and IIIa single (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Original gum, lightly hinged, three full to large margins incl. wide sheet
margin at topEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM SHEET MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT TYPE II IMPERFORATE ISSUE.
With 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Block of six, unused (no gum), into at bottom, other three sides clear to
large margins, deep rich color, center pair with light crease, right pair
with light creases only visible in fluid, faint soiling on reverse does not
show thru, otherwise Fine, a rare multiple in unused condition, Scott
Retail as no gum singles (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Huge
margins to clear incl. large part of adjoining stamps at sides, deep rich
color, neat strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Position 41R1E, huge margins incl. large part of adjoining stamp at right,
part of adjoining stamp at top and sheet margin with guideline at
left, beautiful Plate 1E shade, well-struck blue "Charleston Sep.
3" circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem
(Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Position 14L2, rich color, large margins to just barely in at top incl.
part of adjoining stamps on three sides, neat Boston circular datestamp,
Extremely Fine (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Huge
margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamps at top and left, deep
rich Plate 2 color, bold grid cancel, small corner crease at top right,
otherwise Extremely Fine (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Position 90L1E, huge margins to just touched incl. sheet margin with
guideline at right, bright Plate 1E color, light strike of circular
datestamp, Very Fine and choice (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position
9R4, large margins to barely touched, deep rich Plate 4 color, light
strike of town datestamp, faint horizontal crease at top, otherwise Very
Fine and rare Type II stamp from the top row of Plate 4, these 20 positions
and one from Plate 1E (10R1E) are the only Type II stamps that have the
design complete at top (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II, Major Plate
Crack (7 var). Position 12L2, clear crack at top right, large margins
to just in, bright shade, neat grid cancel, small corner crease at top
left, otherwise Fine (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Positions 25-26R1E, horizontal pair, large margins all around incl. part of
adjoining stamp at left, bright Plate 1E shade, neat strikes of blue
Richmond Va. datestamp, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, the left stamp is a Gem
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