Sale 937 — 2007 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 16 June, 2007
Category — 1857-60 Issue and Reprints
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1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Position 82L4, unused (no gum), rich color on bright paper, unusually choice centering which clearly shows the type characteristics of breaks in top and bottom outer linesEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND SCARCE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE PERFORATED 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE III.
For the collector to whom centering and soundness are more important than gum, this is the ideal example of the 1857 1c Type III.
With copy of 1986 P.F. certificate for vertical pair
7,750
6,750
