1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 9R1E, large margins to just in showing part of sheet margin and full ornaments at top, rich Plate 1E color, perfectly struck blue "Philadelphia Pa. Dec. 29" (1851) circular datestamp, very faint and small internal crease

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY SIX POSITIONS FROM PLATE ONE EARLY FURNISHED TYPE Ib STAMPS.

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 burnished away. These top-row positions usually have an ample top margin, but frequently the margins are close or cutting into the sides or bottom.

With 1999 A.P.S. certificate as sound

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