10c Green, Type I (13). Original gum, lightly hinged, large margins to full at left, deep rich color and detailed impression

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A GORGEOUS LIGHTLY HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE I, WHICH WAS FURNISHED ONLY BY THE BOTTOM ROW OF THE PLATE. VERY FEW SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM TYPE I STAMPS EXIST, PARTICULARLY WITH THE MARGINS SEEN ON THIS STAMP.

Type I stamps come from the bottom 20 positions of the plate. They are the only stamps to show the design complete at bottom. For some reason the sheet margin at bottom was often trimmed away, leaving a dearth of quality copies. The Type IV stamps (Scott 16) come from only eight positions, but we would rank the two types equally in terms of the rarity of sound original-gum copies.

From the U.S. Trust Company sale (H. R. Harmer, Feb. 17-18, 1970). With 2021 P.F. certificate

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