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10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 3R1, the "Misplaced Relief" position, rich color, tied by "Saint Louis Mo. Mar. 6, 1859" circular datestamp on cover to Niagara, Canada West, red "Paid" in circle and also "United States 6d" in oval handstamps, transit and receiving backstamps, barely reduced at right, Fine and scarce use of the Type IV stamp from Position 3R1 and desirable with the 1859 year-dated cancel, with 1990 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 3R1, the "Misplaced Relief" position, used with 5c Red Brown, Ty. I (28), tied by "Lancaster Pa. Feb. 16, 1858" circular datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 12 Feb. 17" 12c credit datestamp, 10c also tied by boxed "P.D." handstamp, appropriate transits, Very Fine, ex Hill, with 1991 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Ty. III-IV-III-III (33-34-33-33). Positions 2-5R1, horizontal strip of four, second stamp from left (3R) Type IV and recut at top -- the only recut position in the right pane -- tied by "New Orleans La. Apr. 1, 1859" circular datestamp on folded cover to Vera Cruz, Mexico, sender's ship designation "p Str. Tennessee", bold "7" (reales) due handstampVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1857 ISSUE, CONTAINING TYPE IV AND USED ON A QUADRUPLE-RATE COVER TO MEXICO FROM THE FAMOUS HARGOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
Position 3R1 is the misplaced B Relief instead of A Relief. It is the only recut position on the right pane of Plate 1 and is very desirable as part of a large strip with other types, particularly on a foreign destination cover.
Ex Caspary, Rust, Klein and Dr. Martin. With 1989 and 2017 P.F. certificates.
10¢ 1857 Types II, III and IV in combination strip on cover to France10¢ Green, Type IV/II/III (34/32/33), Positions 3/13/23R1, vertical strip of three with Type IV (recut at top) from the "misplaced relief" Position 3R1, showing breaks in lines above each "X", tied by neat grid cancels, "Savannah Ga. Jul. 22, 1858" circular datestamp on cover to Paris, France, red "New York Paid 24 Jun. 27" 24¢ credit datestamp, bold French arrival datestamp (August 10) and Paris receiving backstamp, minor light waterstain at top left edge, the stamps are sound and choice, Extremely Fine, a choice strip of the 10¢ 1857 containing Position 3R1, the misplaced B Relief instead of A, with 1991 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 86L1, recut at top, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 5, 1859" circular datestamp on buff cover to Wilbraham Mass., minor edgewear, Fine
10c Green, Ty. III-IV (33-34). Positions 63-64L1, right stamp recut at top and bottom (the only double recut on plate), choice centering, tied by light strike of "Wiscasset Me. Jul. 12" (1858) circular datestamp on cover to St. John, New Brunswick, sender's directive "per Steamer via Portland", receiving backstamp, with original enclosure, fresh and Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 76L1, recut at bottom, cancelled by small pen stroke, "Whiskey Creek Cal. March 29" manuscript postmark on buff cover to Maine, minor edgewear, Fine
10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 86L1, top line recut, tied by Milford Conn. circular datestamp on buff cover to San Francisco, fresh and Fine, with 2006 Weiss certificate
10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Positions 54/64/74L1, vertical strip of three comprising three Type IV positions, each with a different variety of recutting -- Position 54L recut at bottom, 64L recut at top and bottom, and 74L recut at top -- used with vertical strip of three 5c Brick Red (27), both strips are of excellent color and impression, tied by "New Orleans La. May 7, 1859" circular datestamps on blue folded letter to Nantes, France, sender's blue oval handstamp, perfect strike of red "New York Paid 18 May 14" credit datestamp, French arrival datestamp (May 28), transit and receiving backstamps, bottom of 10c strip trimmed but leaving a very wide bottom margin, 5c strip has negligible corner creases at top right and bottom right, but both strips are in remarkably choice condition, especially considering their New Orleans origin, where scissors-trimming was practiced, horizontal file fold in cover, excellent conditionVERY FINE. A SPECTACULAR 1857 PERFORATED 5-CENT BRICK RED AND 10-CENT GREEN FRANKING, AND ONE OF TWO RECORDED COVERS WITH A VERTICAL STRIP OF THREE TYPE IV RECUT STAMPS, WHICH IS ONLY POSSIBLE FROM POSITIONS 54/64/74L1, THE ONLY THREE CONTIGUOUS TYPE IV POSITIONS ON THE PLATE. ONE OF THE GREAT COVERS OF CLASSIC UNITED STATES PHILATELY.
This cover was carried on the North German Lloyd steamer Bremen, which departed New York on May 14, 1859, and arrived at Southampton on May 27 (the mail reached France the next day). It was correctly prepaid and credited for the triple 15c United States-France treaty rate by American packet via England.
There were eight recut positions (Type IV) on the 10c Plate 1, which was used to print stamps issued both imperforate (Scott 16) and perforated (Scott 34). Only three positions on the plate form a contiguous string of recuts: Positions 54L, 64L and 74L, arranged vertically in the 6th, 7th and 8th rows of the left pane. There are no horizontal positions that form a strip of three Type IV's. For this reason, Type IV strips can be no more than three in size (counting only the contiguous Type IV stamps), and must be in a vertical format, containing Positions 54/64/74L1. We are aware of two covers bearing such a multiple: the cover offered here and a double-rate cover with a strip of three and no other stamps, which was offered in the 1955 Waterhouse sale held by H. R. Harmer in London.
Signed Ashbrook and discussed in his Special Service (pp. 352-353, photo 181). With 2015 P.F. certificate
10c Green, Ty. IV (34). Position 64L1, recut at top and bottom, full perfs all around, tied by "Portland O.T. Mar. 24, 1859" circular datestamp on yellow cover to Lowville N.Y., cover reduced at left, well clear of address, Very Fine, with 1973 and 2013 P.F. certificates, Scott Retail for off-cover Position 64L1 $3,000.00