Sale 1192 — United States Stamps including Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 14-16 November, 2018
Category — 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-39)
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1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Plate 4, choice centering, intense color and impression on bright paper, long and full perforations all around, light strike of circular datestamp cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE III, WHICH IS GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.
Due to the narrow vertical spacing on this plate, stamps are most typically found with the perforations impinging on a portion of the design. The example offered here is centered so that the type characteristics are clearly visible -- with clear breaks at top and bottom.
With 2018 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $9,750.00). None have graded higher and only four others share this grade
1,600
8,000