1c Blue, Ty. I (5). Position 7R1E, huge margins to in but still showing the identifying characteristics of the type, ample sheet margin at top, deep rich color from what is likely a later printing, bold strike of "New York" large slug dateless circle handstamp used on printed matter

A FINE AND SOUND EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJOR CLASSIC RARITY. POSITION 7R1E -- THE SEVENTH STAMP IN THE RIGHT PANE OF PLATE 1 EARLY -- IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE 1,000 POSITIONS USED TO PRINT IMPERFORATE ONE-CENT STAMPS THAT SHOWS THE COMPLETE DESIGN (TYPE I). OFFERED TO THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME.

The published census compiled by Jerome S. Wagshal contains at least 98 unduplicated records of Scott 5. There are probably no more than ten examples existing outside of the Wagshal census population. Therefore, the 1c 1851 Type I is the rarest of all United States stamps issued regularly prior to the 1868 Grills.

The Wagshal Census notes about this cancel that Ashbrook stated "I believe it was used only on printed circulars as I have never seen its use on a drop letter." Ashbrook also states that earliest recorded use of this cancel is Nov. 5, 1851 and the latest is Jan. 1, 1852.

Wagshal Census No. 5-CAN-090.

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