Sale 1037 — United States and Foreign Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 10-14 December, 2012
Category — 1c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-24)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1448°
1c Blue, Ty. I-II (18-18/20-20). Plate 12, Reliefs C/B, block of four, top stamps Type I, bottom stamps Type II, bottom right stamp Mint N.H., bright color, light natural gum bends not mentioned on accompanying certificateVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL COMBINATION BLOCK OF FOUR OF TYPES I AND II OF THE ONE-CENT 1857 ISSUE.
With 2012 P.S.E. certificate for irregular block of eight. Scott Retail as combination block with no premium for the Mint N.H. Type II stamp
8,750
4,250
1449
1c Blue, Ty. I-II (18-18/20-20). Plate 12, Reliefs C/B, block of four, top stamps Type I, bottom stamps Type II, although a case could be made that the bottom left stamp qualifies as Ty. IIIa, bright color, disturbed large part original gum, small unobtrusive margin repair at bottom left, otherwise Fine, rare combination block
8,750
1,600
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1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Position 25L12, double transfer, typical color for this plate with light natural "plate wash", attractively centered with a bold blue target cancel, Very Fine
670
550
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1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Plate 12, bright color, showing completed design at top right and enough of design at lower right to determine that it is complete at bottom, light strike of town datestamp, Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
550
275
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1c Blue, Ty. I, II, V, Carrier Cancels (18, 20, 24). Ty. I Position 23L12, N.Y. Station A carrier cancel, two Ty. II from Plate 12 incl. Position 63L12 double transfer with Philadelphia carrier cancel, also three Ty. V with N.Y. Station A, and D and Philadelphia carrier cancels, couple with small flaws, Fine appearing group
1,697
250
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1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Bottom row F Relief position, characteristic dark color and clear impression, town cancel, margins to very slightly in at leftFINE. A HANDSOME SOUND USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1857 ONE-CENT PERFORATED TYPE Ia.
Type Ia, imperforate and perforated, only comes from 18 positions in the bottom rows of the right and left panes of Plate 4. Due to difficulties in perforating sheets from Plate 4, many examples of Type Ia have perforations cutting into the design at bottom. This example clearly shows the type characteristics.
10,000
2,100
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1c Blue, Ty. Ic (19b). Position 41R4, E Relief, deep rich color, manuscript penstrokes cancels, Fine and scarce, with 2002 P.F. certificate
1,000
850
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1c Blue, Ty. II-II/IIIa-IIIa (20-20/22-22). Block of four from Plate 12, Reliefs A/B, top stamps Type II, bottom stamps Type IIIa, bottom stamps with wide breaks at bottom and faint outer lines at top (almost qualifying as Type III), original gum, lightly hinged, radiant color, right stamps light vertical bendsFINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND SCARCE COMBINATION BLOCK OF FOUR OF TYPES II AND IIIa FROM PLATE 12.
According to the Neinken book, Plate 12 originally contained 99 Type I and 101 Type II stamps. On some positions erasures were made, and in some cases the outer lines wore away, causing some to become Type IIIa. Only one position is known to have worn at both top and bottom causing Type III (46L12).
With copy of 1978 P.F. certificate. Scott Catalogue does not list combination pairs from Plate 12. Scott Retail as pair of Type II and pair of Type IIIa.
8,050
3,250
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1c Blue, Ty. II/IIIa (20/22). Plate 4, vertical pair, top stamp Type II from top row, bottom stamp Ty. IIIa, deep rich color, bold New York circular datestamp, Very Fine, scarce and attractive combination pair
1,900
325
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1c Blue, Ty. II/IIIa/IIIa (20/22/22). Plate 11, combination vertical strip of three, top stamp Type II from T Relief, bottom pair Type IIIa, classic Plate 11 shade and impression, Pittsburgh Pa. circular datestamps, top stamp trivial perf flaws, otherwise Fine
2,125
400
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1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 12, original gum, lightly hinged, rich color and crisp impression, Very Fine, with 1997 and 2002 P.S.E. certificates (OG, VF 80; SMQ $1,050.00)
900
850
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1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Plate 4, unused (no gum), wide break at top and small break at bottom, bright color, couple blind perfs at lower right, light diagonal crease, Fine appearance, a scarce unused example of this type
7,000
1,100
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1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Plate 4, choice margins and attractively centered, rich color with neat New York "U.S. Mail City Delivery" carrier datestamp, trivial corner crease top left, otherwise Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.F. certificate
2,500
650
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1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Plate 4, lightly struck and slightly oxidized red New York carrier datestamp, barely noticeable tear at top, otherwise Fine, with 1997 A.P.S. certificate that does not mention the tear and states the cancel is brown which it is not
2,500
350
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1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 11, A Relief, bright shade, unusually wide margins which clearly show the design characteristics with complete line at bottom and wide break at top, light grid cancel, Very Fine and choice, a lovely Plate 11 stamp, with 1992 and 2006 P.F. certificates
500
325
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1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 11, A Relief, fabulous margins and incredibly well-centered with perforations clear of design on all sides, lovely pastel color, neat New York circular datestamp, Extremely Fine
500
1,500
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1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 4, exceptionally well-centered, rich color, neat circular datestamps, few trivial nibbed perfs, otherwise Very Fine
500
170
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1c Blue, Ty. IV (23). Plate 1L, recut once at top and twice at bottom, well-centered with deep color, couple minor corner creases, otherwise Very Fine
950
160
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1c Blue, Ty. IV (23). Positions 82-84R1L, horizontal strip of three, centered to right, central strike of balloon-style "Atchison K.T. Oct. 12" territorial circular datestamp, couple flaws incl. crease and small thin spot, Very Fine strike, illustrated in Ashbrook 1c Vol. 2 on page 99, Scott Retail as strip of three with normal cancel
3,100
250
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1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Position 81-86/91-96R9, horizontal block of twelve, interpane margin at left with centerline, bright color, neat grid cancels, some light creasing at bottom and some neatly hinge reinforced separations, still an attractive and scarce used block
1,275
425
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1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Plated positions from Plates 7-9, incl. three singles and five strips of three, variety of handstamp cancels except one single ms. cancel, incl. couple plate varieties, virtually all Fine-Very Fine
E. 200-300
170
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1c Blue, Ty. Va (24 var). Mint N.H., bright color, well-balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, a rare Mint N.H. example of this sub-type which only comes from certain positions on Plate 5, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; unpriced as unused in SMQ), Scott Retail as hinged
1,000
700
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1c Blue, Ty. Va (24 var). Plate 5, rich color on bright paper, bold strike of target cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $695.00)
300
300
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1c Blue, Ty. Va (24 var). Twelve plated positions from Plate 5 (five singles, two pairs and strip of three), variety of handstamp cancels except strip of three ms. cancel, incl. perforated and imperforate interpane margins with center lines, slightly mixed quality, overall Fine appearance, very scarce lot
E. 500-750
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