Sale 1024 — The Natalee Grace Collection of Used Stamps of the United States, Part One: 1847-1868 Issues
Sale Date — Thursday, 7 June, 2012
Category — 1c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5-9)
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25
1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (8A). Position 41L4, huge margins to full including part of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, "penter, Casilier & Co., BANK NOTE E" portion of imprint at left, deep rich color and proof-like impression, neat strike of 7-bar grid cancel, tiny thin spot at top by "O" of "Postage"EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE FEW EXAMPLES KNOWN OF THE ONE-CENT 1851 IMPERFORATE FROM PLATE 4 SHOWING ANY PART OF THE IMPRINT.
The Neinken book states "Stamps from Plate 4 showing part of the imprint are rare." A review with Power Search shows we have offered three unused and three used since keeping computerized records. This is by far the finest of the used copies.
Ex Vogel. With 2011 P.F. certificate.
1,100
900