Sale 929 — The Alan Geisler Collection of U.S. and Possessions Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 26 February, 2007
Category — 1857-60 Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
33
1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 92L4, unused (no gum), rich color on bright paper, perfs just in at bottomFINE. A SCARCE SOUND UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE PERFORATED 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE IA.
Type Ia was produced by only 18 of the 20 bottom-row positions on Plate 4. Although Plate 4 was designed with sufficient space to accommodate perforations, the height of the top row and bottom row positions resulted in the perforations often cutting into the design at either top or bottom.
With 1986 P.F. certificate for vertical pair of Nos. 19 and 21
17,500
19,000