Sale 1134 — The Alan Collection of United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday, 14 September, 2016

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Category — 1861-66 Issue First Dsigns and Colors (Scott 55-62B)

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Sale 1134, Lot 59, 1861-66 Issue First Dsigns and Colors (Scott 55-62B)1c Indigo, First Design (55). Unused (no gum), choice centering for this stamp with well-balanced margins, top perfs slightly into oval as they are on virtually all known copies, intense shade and impression, single pulled perforation at upper left

VERY FINE CENTERING. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE RARE ONE-CENT 1861 FIRST DESIGN. ONLY 24 ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.

Our census of Scott 55, available at our website at: http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/55/55.pdf , contains a total of 26 examples of this stamp, including three with target cancels. Of these, one is in The New York Public Library collection. Of the 22 unused available to collectors, nine have no gum and thirteen have gum. Approximately half are defective to some degree. The example offered here, with a minor pulled perforation at upper left, is a desirable example of this rarity.

Census No. 55-UNC-19. Ex "Bayou" and Hoffman. With 1969 and 2001 P.F. certificates, the former not mentioning the perforation flaw.

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