Sale 1240 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 20-21 July, 2021
Category — 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5-17)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
144
1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 9R1E, large margins to clear including top sheet margin, rich color on bright paper, unobtrusive strike of circular datestamp cancel, faint horizontal creaseVERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE Ib.
Type Ib comes from only six positions on Plate 1E: Positions 3-6, 8 and 9R1E.
P.F. certificate 456207 no longer accompanies
7,000
4,250