1c Blue, Type IV (9). Vertical strip of three and pair, strip Positions 71/81/91L1L, comprising each of the three triple transfer, one inverted positions on Plate 1 Late, pair Positions 83/93L1L, cancelled and tied by grids, pair also tied by partly clear strike of "Newport R.I. Jul. 21 3 Paid" (1856) integral-rate circular datestamp on blue folded letter to Paris, France, the "3 Paid" is crossed out and red "Paid 5" struck below strip, red "New-York Br. Pkt. Jul. 23" circular datestamp, "26" decimes due handstamp for double weight, transit and receiving backstamps, carried on the Cunarder Africa which arrived at Liverpool Aug. 3, pair with slightly rough edge from placement near edge of cover and bottom stamp in strip light corner crease

VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING COMBINATION OF A SCARCE USE OF FIVE ONE-CENT 1851 STAMPS FOR THE SHORE-TO-SHIP RATE ON TRANSATLANTIC MAIL, AS WELL AS A STRIP OF THREE SHOWING ALL THREE TRIPLE TRANSFER/ONE INVERTED POSITIONS ON PLATE ONE LATE.

The inverted transfers on Positions 71L, 81L and 91L were made after the top row of the right pane of Plate 1 Early was entered from the Type I single-relief transfer roll. According to Richard Celler's theory, the three inverted transfers were made from a Type I design 3-relief transfer roll as a sort of trial after the top row entries had been made and the plate was turned around 180 degrees. When another plate ("Plate 0") had to be discarded, the siderographer returned to Plate 1 and erased the three inverted transfers before completing the plate with entries surrounding 3R to 10R. On Plate 1 Early, Positions 71L and 81L are double transfers. Position 91L was entered a total of three times, so it is a triple transfer, one inverted. When the plate was reworked in 1852, 71L and 81L were re-entered (but not 91L), making them all triple transfers, one inverted.

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