Sale 1062 — The Golden Oak Collection of Superb United States
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 17-18 December, 2013
Category — 1c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5-9)
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Realized
70
1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (8A). Position 38L4, large margins to full, showing wide break in outer line at top, intense shade and impression, unobtrusive strike of circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE IIIa IMPERFORATE.
Type IIIa is defined as having a break in outer lines at either top or bottom. The example offered here, which clearly shows the bottom line complete and top line with wide break, is a superb example of the type.
1,200
1,100