1c Blue, Ty. Ib-Ib-II (5A-5A-7). Positions 8-10R1E, horizontal strip of three from the top right corner of the right pane of Plate 1 Early, comprising a pair of Type Ib at left and the desirable Type II Position 10R1E at right, mostly large margins including part of top sheet margin, bright Plate 1 Early shade, lightly struck cancel, end stamps have heavy thins and center stamp (Type Ib) has small thin spots, slight scuff at top left and small scissors-cut in bottom of left stamp

AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPRESSIVE 1851 ONE-CENT MULTIPLE FROM THE TOP ROW OF PLATE ONE EARLY, COMPRISING A PAIR OF TYPE Ib, INCLUDING POSITION 8R1E -- ONE OF THE TWO BEST EXAMPLES OF THE TYPE -- AND POSITION 10R1E, THE ONLY TYPE II POSITION ON PLATE ONE EARLY WITH THE COMPLETE DESIGN AT TOP.

Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp. Six positions on Plate 1 Early 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 ironed out when the entries were made below them. 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. Position 10R was more extensively ironed out at the bottom, but the entry still retained its characteristic Type I Relief T complete design at top.

Ex Ashbrook (removed from the Plate 1E Right Pane reconstruction offered in lot 15), Neinken and Wagshal. Scott Retail as single examples of Positions 8, 9 and 10R1E is $29,000.00 (the strip is unlisted).

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