1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 6R1E, margins all around, excellent color and impression, blue circular datestamp, hardly noticeable faint scuffs at right

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE ONE-CENT TYPE Ib FROM POSITION 6R1E.

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. Positions 6R and 8R had less of the bottom erased than the other Type Ib positions, particularly in the left plume, and for this reason they are more desirable examples of the type. All Type Ib stamps are very scarce, and the two best examples (6R offered here and 8R) are rare. These top-row positions usually have an ample top margin, but frequently the margins are close or cutting into the bottom

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