Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020
Category — 1c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5A-9)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2149
1c Blue, Ty. II, IV (7, 9). First Position 50L1E, huge to ample margins including right interpane margin with centerline, neat New York circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, second Plate 1L, recut once at top and bottom, large margins to just clear including part of adjoining stamp at bottom, 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, the most recent certificate declines opinion as to whether it is a precancel so offered on its own merits, with 2004 P.S.E. and 2017 P.F. certificates
E. 300-400
250
