1¢ Blue, Types II, IV (7, 9), Positions 2-10R1L, horizontal strip of nine, Position 4R1L, the third stamp from left, is Type II, all others are Type IV--four are recut twice at bottom, four are recut once at bottom--Positions 4, 7 and 8 with small manuscript "Washington" at top of portrait, "Snakes" written at left of cover, huge margins all around including top right corner sheet margins, also shows parts of all nine adjoining stamps at bottom, rich color, tied by "Chicago Ill. Aug. 7" circular datestamps on legal-size cover to Goshen, New York, part of the address is in Latin, manuscript "Received Aug. 10th 1855" at left is repeated in abbreviated form on the sheet margin at right and on the cover at lower left

Extremely Fine appearance; Position 2 light crease entirely in top sheet margin, Position 4 sealed tear, small scuff at far edge of right sheet margin, cover with trivial edge flaws and slightly reduced at right--these minor imperfections are mentioned prophylactically in anticipation of recertification, but not on the 1992 certificate and certainly should not be mentioned in any meaningful discussion of the rarity and importance of this extraordinary classic multiple.

This phenomenal strip of nine--nearly the complete top row of the right pane of Plate 1 Late--pays three times the 3¢ rate. This strip shows the only position on the plate that was not recut. It also shows the late state of Positions 3-8R, which in their early state yielded the only Type I position (7R1E) and all six Type Ib positions (3-6R1E and 8-9R1E).

Ex Robert S. Emerson, William West, Saul Newbury, Marc Haas, Dr. Leonard Kapiloff, Tito Giamporcaro and Joseph Hackmey. With 1992 P.F. certificate stating "it is a genuine usage."

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