1c Blue, Ty. I (5). Position 7R1E, large margins all around, bright early shade and impression, very lightly cancelled by black grid, with 1989 P.F. certificate describing stamp as "defective and repaired"; however, in fluid and under UV light, we detect only a crease in the top margin and several thins, but no evidence of any repair in the true sense of the word (an observation shared by Jerome S. Wagshal in his census of this issue)

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. 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). A GREAT RARITY.

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.

Ex Kelley and LeBow. Wagshal Census No. 5-CAN-22. With 1989 P.F. certificate

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