Sale 930 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 February, 2007

Category — 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5-17)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1366
 
Sale 930, Lot 1366, 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5-17)1c Blue, Ty. Ia (6). Position 95R4 showing curl in "C" of "Cents", large margins to mostly ample at right, bright color, very light unobtrusive circular datestamp

VERY FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE Ia IMPERFORATE, SHOWING THE CURL IN "C" OF "CENTS" VARIETY.

The extremely rare Type Ia, showing the full design at bottom, was furnished only by 18 of the 200 subjects on Plate 4 (the remaining two bottom-row positions were sub-type Ic).

Ex Knapp

12,500
17,500