1c Blue, Ty. II, Cracked Plate (7 var). Position 2L2 with huge crack along right side of design, original gum, huge margins all around, incredibly intense shade and impression

EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE ONE-CENT 1851 ISSUE CRACKED PLATE VARIETY. ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN SINGLES WITH ORIGINAL GUM.

Unlike plate cracks resulting from stress fractures during the course of printing, the Plate 2 crack is believed to have been caused by a integral flaw in the steel plate. As Plate 2 was used, the crack widened and extended downward into the fourth row. Due to the nature of this unusually large crack, Ashbrook preferred to call it the "Plate 2 Flaw."

Ex Sevenoaks. With 1994 P.F. certificate

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