Sale 1007 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 8-10 March, 2011
Category — 1c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 19b-24)
1c Blue, Ty. Ic (19b). Position 91R4, deep rich color with bold circular datestamp, part of straddle-pane margin at left, two tears and small thin spot, perf faults, nicely centered and presentable, with 1984 P.F. certificate
1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 12, B Relief, original gum, deep rich color, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE II PERFORATED FROM PLATE TWELVE.
With 1989 P.F., 1989 and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (OGh, XF 90; SMQ $2,700.00). Only one has graded higher (at 95) and only two others share this grade.
1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 12 (pencil Position "10L12" on back), magnificent centering and with neat face-free red circular datestamp at bottom, few nibbed perfs at left, otherwise Extremely Fine, choice top-row Plate 12 stamp
1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 2 Crack (20). Singles of Positions 13L2 and 23L2 with major cracks and strip of three Positions 31L2-33L2 with stitch watermark (33L2 shows tiny crack), rich color, circular datestamps, very light on the strip, Fine-Very Fine, excellent lot for the specialist, perforated examples of the Plate 2 "Big Crack" are very scarce
1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Plate 4, wide breaks at top and bottom, deep rich color and sharp impression, choice margins and cancelled by nearly complete strike of red New York City carrier datestamp, Very Fine, a beautiful example of this scarce perforated Type III
1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Position 26R4, intense Plate 4 shade, wide margins to just in at top, unobtrusive strike of town cancel, few incompletely punched perfs at right, Fine, an attractive sound example of this scarce stamp, with 2010 P.F. certificate
1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Horizontal pair with wide bottom sheet selvage, original gum, ruled magenta manuscript lines obliteration, left stamp some short perfs at top, otherwise Very Fine, some students believe examples of this issue with the ruled invalidation lines were prepared as "salesman's samples", interesting and very scarce
1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Original gum, with top sheet selvage, nearly complete stamp connected at right and parts of two others at bottom, magnificently centered, three tiny perf hole erosion spots, otherwise Extremely Fine
1c Blue, Ty. V, 3c Dull Red, Ty. III (24, 26). Blocks of four, original gum, lightly hinged except top 3c pair h.r., excellent colors and impressions, Fine-Very Fine
1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Position 95R7 from the bottom row, Jumbo perfectly balanced margins, bright color and sharp Plate 7 impression on crisp paper, light strike of circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT PERFORATED TYPE V. THIS IS THE WIDEST-MARGINED EXAMPLE WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.
Wide side margins are the norm for 1c Type V stamps printed from Plates 5 and 7 to 10, but the enormous and balanced top and bottom margins on this example are extremely unusual. The stamp was printed from Plate 7, one of the first of the Type V plates and one that produced sharp clear impressions. A few bottom-row stamps from Plates 5 and 7 show wide-spaced horizontal perforations, comparable to the wide-spaced stamps from Plate 4.
With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $435.00 as 95, $1,400.00 as 98). This is the highest grade awarded to date and is shared by only two others. We frankly believe this is under-graded. In our opinion the grade should be Superb 98 Jumbo, if not Gem 100 Jumbo. Accompanied by the cover from which the stamp originated
1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 4, intense color on bright paper, canceled by neat strike of circular datestamp, choice centering with well-balanced margins all around, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,400.00)
1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Position 50R4, nicely centered, captured part imprint at right, rich color, bold circular datestamp, scissors trimmed at right due to some natural blind perfs, also some trimmed at bottom, otherwise Very Fine