Sale 1242 — The Gordon Eubanks Collection: United States 1851 to 1856 Imperforate Issue
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 12-13 October, 2021
Category — One-Cent: Plate Two (Scott 7, 8)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
89
1c Blue, Type IIIa (8A). Position 100R2, clear broken line at bottom, full to large margins all around with portion of adjoining stamp at top, lightly struck circular datestamp cancel, tiny and trivial corner crease, still Extremely Fine, this is the only position on Plate 2 that yields a Type IIIa stamp, in the early state of the plate the position was Type II but became Type IIIa as the plate wore through use, ex Cowitt and Fox, French dealer backstamp, listed but unpriced in Scott, Scott value as normal 8A from Plate 1E is $750.00
E. 500-750
2,300