Sale 1144 — Smithsonian National Postal Museum Benefit Auction
Sale Date — Tuesday, 13 December, 2016
Category — 1c 1851-56 Issue, Type IV (Scott 9)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
48
1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Plate 1L, recut once at top and bottom, large margins to just clear including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, rich color on bright paper, single vertical pen line which might be a precancel, tiny corner crease at top right, Very Fine appearance, an excellent opportunity for additional research, illustrated in Ashbrook 1c book (Vol. 2, p. 93) with other precancels, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate
E. 1,000-1,500
500