Sale 1140 — Outstanding United States Stamps, featuring The Irwin Weinberg Inventory
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 9-11 November, 2016
Category — 1c-3c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-26A)
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
348
1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 93L4 with bottom sheet selvage, unused (no gum), rich color, the intact selvage allows complete ornaments to be seen at bottom (the most important characteristic of the type)FINE. A RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 PERFORATED ONE-CENT TYPE Ia.
Type Ia was produced by only 18 of the 20 bottom-row positions on Plate 4. The stamp offered here is desirable since it shows all the type characteristics in the selvage.
With copy of 1974 P.F. certificate for a vertical strip of three. With 2015 P.S.A.G. certificate
20,000
4,000
