Sale 1254 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 6-7 April, 2022

Category — 1851-57 Issues and Reprint

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
729°
 
Sale 1254, Lot 729, 1851-57 Issues and Reprint10c Green, Ty. IV (16). Position 65L1, recut at top, enormous margins all around, beautiful rich color and proof-like impression on fresh paper, neat strike of 1857 year-dated cancel

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SPECTACULAR USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE IV, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. AN OUTSTANDING CONDITION RARITY AND THE HIGHEST GRADED EXAMPLE.

10c 1855 Type IV stamps are defined by the recut of one or both outer lines at the top or bottom of the design. Type IV stamps come from only seven scattered positions on the left pane and one position on the right pane of Plate 1. Therefore, only 4% of the stamps from Plate 1 are Type IV.

Ex Kirke. With 1998 and 2004 P.F. certificates. With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $13,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded and only one other shares it

1,700
10,000