1c Blue, Type Ib (5A). Positions 4-6R1E, horizontal strip of three contiguous Type Ib positions with large top sheet margin, other sides large to just touched at bottom left and slightly in at left, marvelous bright Robin's Egg Blue shade of Plate 1 Early, blue grid cancels which originate in Louisiana, very slight creasing at right and two tiny margin tears at right, these negligible flaws are barely detectable and do not affect the appearance, the left pair is sound

VERY FINE. AN IMPORTANT 1851 ONE-CENT ISSUE MULTIPLE FROM THE TOP ROW OF PLATE ONE EARLY, COMPRISING THREE RARE TYPE Ib POSITIONS, INCLUDING 6R1E, ONE OF THE TWO BEST EXAMPLES OF TYPE Ib.

Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp. Six positions on Plate 1 Early furnished stamps qualifying as Type Ib--Positions 3-6R and 8-9R--distinguished by the complete design at top and nearly complete design at bottom. When first entered on the plate, these six positions (as well as 7R1E) had the complete design at top and bottom. However, unlike 7R, small portions of the bottoms were ironed out when the entries were made below them. Positions 6R and 8R had less of the bottom erased than the other Type Ib positions, and for this reason they are more desirable examples of the type. Only the original-gum block from Positions 4-9/14-15R1E (Wagshal census no. 5-UNC-002) and the strip of Positions 1-6R1E offered in the following lot contain a larger number of Type Ib stamps than are present in this strip.

Accompanied by cover front from which this strip originated. Ex Waterhouse, Neinken, Wagshal and Merlin. Scott value $27,000.00 as pair of Positions 4-5R1E and single Position 6R1E.

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