1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 91L4, with bottom sheet selvage, unused (no gum), type characteristics fully visible in selvage, deep rich color and completely sound

VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE Ia PERFORATED WITH FULL BOTTOM SELVAGE.

Type Ia was produced by only 18 of the 20 bottom-row positions on Plate 4. Although Plate 4 was designed with sufficient space to accommodate perforations, the height of the top row and bottom row positions resulted in the perforations often cutting into the design at either top or bottom. For this reason, stamps from the bottom row of Plate 4 with perforations clear of the design are especially desirable, since the characteristics of the type are complete (Type Ia) or nearly complete (Type Ic) at bottom. The stamp offered here is highly desirable since it shows all the type characteristics in the selvage.

With 1977 P.F. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates as a vertical pair with Type III at top.

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