10c Green, Ty. I (13). Unused, accompanying certificates state "traces" of gum but it is more than that, intense shade and early impression, full margins to large at bottom, nicely displaying the Type I characteristics (full shells at bottom)

VERY FINE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE I.

Type I stamps come from the bottom 20 positions of the plate. They are the only stamps to show the design complete at bottom. For some reason the sheet margin at bottom was often trimmed away, leaving a dearth of quality copies. The Type IV stamps come from only eight positions, but we would rank the two types equally in terms of the rarity of sound four-margined unused copies.

With 1995 and 2008 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail as no gum

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