1c Blue, Ty. Ia (6). Huge top margin showing portion of adjoining stamp, full to just clear at sides, just in at bottom left but clearly demonstrating the Ty. Ia design characteristics, deep rich Plate 4 shade, town cancel, light diagonal crease at top

FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE IMPERFORATE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE Ia.

The extremely rare Type Ia, showing the full design at bottom, was furnished only by 18 of the 200 subjects on Plate 4 (the remaining two bottom-row positions were sub-type Ic).

With 1979 P.F. and 1989 P.S.E. certificates

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