Sale 1048 — 2013 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 25 June, 2013
Category — 1851-56 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
224°
1c Blue, Ty. II-IV (7-9). Positions 4-5R1L, huge top sheet margin pair, with combination of Types II and IV, the lefthand stamp is the only Type II from Plate 1 Late (all other positions were recut, becoming Type IV), unused (no gum), full to gigantic margins including 15mm selvage at top and portions of adjoining stamps at bottom, tiny scissors-cut entirely in bottom marginEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE UNUSED COMBINATION PAIR OF TYPES II AND IV, CONTAINING THE ONLY POSITION ON PLATE ONE LATE WHICH WAS NOT RECUT.
Ex Lilly. Plated and signed by Ashbrook. With 1967 P.F. certificate. Offered to the market for the first time since our 1996 Rarities sale.
E. 3,000-4,000
2,400
