Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008
Category — 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-39)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
4111
1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Plate 12, original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, almost perfectly centered with wide margins at sides and clearly showing the characteristics of the typeEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 PERFORATED ONE-CENT TYPE I ISSUE. SCARCE IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION.
With 2005 P.F. certificate
2,400
1,600