Sale 989 — 2010 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Saturday, 19 June, 2010

Category — 1857-60 Issue

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
69
 
Sale 989, Lot 69, 1857-60 Issue1c 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

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE III, WHICH HAS BEEN 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.

P.S.E. encapsulated (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $14,900.00). None have graded higher to date.

2,750
5,000