Sale 1367 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 9-11 December, 2025
Category — 1c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5-9)
1c Blue, Ty. I (5). Position 7R1E, large margins to just into ornaments at left, plumes at bottom are clearly visible and design at top complete, bright early shade, neat strike of blue grid cancel
FINE AND RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF SCOTT 5, POSITION 7R1E — THE SEVENTH STAMP IN THE RIGHT PANE OF PLATE ONE EARLY — THIS IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE 1,000 POSITIONS USED TO PRINT IMPERFORATE ONE-CENT STAMPS THAT SHOWs THE COMPLETE DESIGN (TYPE I).
The published census compiled by Jerome S. Wagshal, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/5, contains 99 unduplicated records of Scott 5. There are probably no more than ten examples existing outside of the Wagshal census population. Therefore, the 1c 1851 Type I is the rarest of all United States stamps issued regularly prior to the 1868 Grills.
According the the Wagshal Census, this stamp was discovered around 1998 by a stamp dealer in a large lot of U.S. stamp pages originating with a family in France.
Wagshal census no. 5-CAN-29. 1998 P.S.E. and P.F. certificates no longer accompany.
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1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 6R1E, large margins including top sheet margin to just barely touching at left, wonderfully bright early shade and sharp impression, deep red circular datestamp and neat black grid cancel, small thin spot at top
VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE Ib FROM PLATE ONE EARLY, FROM ONE OF THE TWO POSITIONS THAT FURNISHED THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THE TYPE.
Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp from Plate 1 Early. Six positions on Plate 1E furnished stamps qualifying as Type Ib — Positions 3-6R and 8-9R — distinguished by the complete design at top and nearly complete design at bottom. When first entered on the plate, these six positions (as well as 7R1E) had the complete design at top and bottom. However, unlike 7R, small portions of the bottoms were burnished away. Positions 6R and 8R had less of the bottom erased than the other Type Ib positions, and for this reason they are more desirable examples of the type.
1984 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies.
(Image Magnifier)1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 4R1E, large margins to in at bottom including top sheet margin, radiant color, small ink spot at left but otherwise uncancelled, long tears and creases at bottom, otherwise Fine, a decent space-filler for this rare type, with 2016 P.F. certificate
(Image Magnifier)1c Blue, Ty. Ia (6). Plate 4, F Relief from bottom row, large margin at bottom shows key characteristics of Type Ia, mostly clear to full at sides, in at top, lightly cancelled by grid, sealed tear and filled thin, Fine appearance, a decent looking and affordable example of this scarce 1c 1851 type, SCV $9,250
(Image Magnifier)1c Blue, Ty. II, Double Transfer (7 var). Position 65R1E, large margins to just in, radiant color, manuscript and blue circular datestamp cancels, Fine, this is the most pronounced of the eight double transfers on Plate 1 Early, the lines of Franklin's shoulder and the lower label are extensively doubled
1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Position 96L2, large margins all around, deep rich color on bright paper, light strike of blue circular datestamp, most recent certificate notes a small thin, Extremely Fine appearance, a beautiful stamp, ex Morton, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98) and 2025 P.F. certificates (small thin)
1c Blue, Ty. II, Major Plate Crack (7 var). Horizontal pair and four singles, Positions 2-3 (pair), 12, 13, 23 and 33L2, reconstruction of the entire crack, large margins to in, few small faults, Fine-Very Fine and attractive
(Image Magnifier)1c Blue, Ty. II-IV (7-9). Positions 4-5R1L, combination pair, the left stamp without recut lines — the only Type II on Plate 1 Late — large to huge margins with part of four adjoining stamps, the adjoining stamps at bottom clearly show the recut outer lines at top, bright color, blue circular datestamp cancels
EXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING COMBINATION PAIR OF 1851 ONE-CENT TYPES II AND IV IMPERFORATE.
On the early state of Plate 1, Positions 4 and 5 produced Type Ib, which is complete at top and almost complete at bottom. Position 4R1L is the only position that was not recut on Plate 1 Late. The reason for this is unknown, but the design had sufficiently worn away to the point where it qualifies as a Type II stamp. Combination pairs can only exist incorporating this one position. Horizontal pairs of Positions 3-4R1L also exist, as do vertical pairs of 4/14R1L. The pair offered here, which also shows the outer lines recut on the adjoining stamps at bottom, is a phenomenal condition rarity.
Ex Gorham. With 1988 and 2009 P.F. certificates.
1c Blue, Ty. III, Position 99R2 (8). Large to full margins, deep rich color and proof-like impression, grid cancel leaves the type characteristics clearly visible
EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 IMPERFORATE ONE-CENT TYPE III FROM POSITION 99R2. THIS POSITION PRODUCED THE BEST EXAMPLE OF TYPE III, WITH THE WIDEST BREAKS AT TOP AND BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN SUCH SUPERB SOUND CONDITION WITH FOUR FULL MARGINS.
Type III is defined by breaks in the outer lines at both top and bottom. Many Type III stamps have breaks that were created or enlarged by plate wear. Since the wear occurred over a period of time, a majority of stamps of this type (both unused and used) have small breaks in at least one line. The most notable exception is Position 99R2. According to the Neinken book, “The 99R2 stamp is a fresh entry, that was short transferred both at top and bottom, over an original entry that had been erased... The reason that 99R2 is the finest example of Type III is because of its very short transfer at top and at bottom, giving us the wide breaks in these lines.” (p. 184).
Ex Gorham. With 2013 P.F. certificate.
1c Blue, Ty. III (8). Plate 4, wide break at bottom and distinct break at top, full margins to clear at lower left, dark shade, cancelled by circular datestamp, Very Fine, a scarce 1c 1851 type in imperforate state
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