1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 93R4, choice centering with entire bottom right plume clearly visible, well-struck town datestamp, rich color on bright paper

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1857 ONE-CENT PERFORATED 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. For this reason, stamps from the bottom row of Plate 4 with the lower part of the design intact or nearly intact are especially desirable. The superbly-centered example offered here is highly desirable, because the bottom perfs barely touch the key elements of the Type Ia design.

With 2002 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates

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