Sale 1116 — United States Stamps and Possessions
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 16-17 December, 2015
Category — 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5A-17)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3097
1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 9R1L, recut once at bottom (only eight such recuts on plate), large margins all around clearly showing the entire design, small portions of adjoining stamps at left and bottom, Extremely Fine, a handsome example, this top-row position from the right pane of Plate 1 produced Type Ib stamps during the early state of the plate, signed and plated by Ashbrook
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