1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Positions 3-4R1E, horizontal pair, right stamp large margins all around, left stamp three huge margins including significant portion of adjacent stamp at left (Position 2R1E), clear to just barely touched at top and showing distinct triple transfer at top left ornament, beautiful bright early shade, light strikes of appropriately-named Franklin Pa. datestamp

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING AND RARE PAIR OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE Ib. THE RIGHT STAMP IS EXTREMELY FINE.

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 ironed out when the entries were made below them.

The left stamp, Position 3R1E, shows a clear triple transfer in the ornamentation at top left. Neinken calls this position "an exceedingly interesting study in double transfers." (p. 60).

With 1999 P.F. certificate

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