1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 6R1E, huge margins to barely in at bottom left and showing part of adjoining stamp at right (which is Position 7R1E), sheet margin at top, neat strike of blue Cincinnati circular datestamp

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF POSITION 6R1E, ONE OF THE TWO POSITIONS THAT FURNISHED THE BEST TYPE IB EXAMPLES, SHOWING THE COMPLETE DESIGN AT TOP AND NEARLY COMPLETE DESIGN AT BOTTOM.

Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp. Six positions on Plate 1 Early furnished stamps qualifying as Type Ib--Positions 3-6R and 8-9R--distinguished by the complete design at top and nearly complete design at bottom. When first entered on the plate, these six positions (as well as 7R1E) had the complete design at top and bottom. However, unlike 7R, small portions of the bottoms were burnished away. Positions 6R and 8R have more of the bottom design than the other Type Ib positions.

With 1999 and 2006 P.F. certificates

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