1c Blue, Ty. IIIa-III (22-21). Positions 63-64L4, horizontal pair, left stamp Type IIIa with wide break in outer line at top, right stamp Type III showing breaks at both top and bottom, attractive centering, deep rich color, detailed impression, full clear strike of red "U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1/Oct. 30" New York City carrier datestamp, few perf separations

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL COMBINATION PAIR OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE III AND IIIa WITH A CENTRAL STRIKE OF THE RED NEW YORK CARRIER CANCEL.

Ex Emerson, Zoellner and Hoffner. With 2001 P.F. certificate

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