1c Blue, Ty. Ia (6). Deep rich Plate 4 color, large margins to barely touched and showing complete plumes at bottom which are the primary characteristic of the type, cancelled by neat strike of blue circular datestamp, faint vertical crease at left not mentioned on accompanying certificate

VERY FINE AND CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE IA IMPERFORATE.

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).

With 1974 P.F. certificate

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