Sale 1288 — The Nelson Berman Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday, 22 June, 2023
Category — 1861 First Designs and Colors (Scott 55-62)
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1c Indigo, First Design (55). Original gum, h.r., intense color of the unmistakable First Design printing, attractive centering, single partly nibbed perf at bottom not noted on certificate and barely worth mentioning in this descriptionVERY FINE. A RARE SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1861 FIRST DESIGN. ONLY 22 UNUSED EXAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS. ONLY NINE ARE SOUND.
Our census of Scott 55, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/55 , contains a total of 26 examples. Three have target cancels and one is in the Miller collection owned by The New York Public Library. Of the remaining 22 copies, at least thirteen have faults ranging from serious defects to pulled perfs.
Census no. 55-OG-11. Ex Matthies and Lessin. With 1989 P.F. certificate.
50,000
25,000