1c Blue, Ty. III, Position 99R2 (8). Original gum, large margins to ample at top with sheet margin at bottom, bright shade and crisp impression which clearly shows the double transfer at top right

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. WIDELY REGARDED AS THE FINEST ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE III FROM POSITION 99R2. THIS POSITION IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE III, WITH THE WIDEST BREAKS AT TOP AND BOTTOM.

Type III is defined by breaks in the outer lines at both top and bottom. Many Type III stamps have breaks that were created or enlarged by plate wear. Since the wear occurred over a period of time, a majority of stamps of this type (both unused and used) have small breaks in at least one line. The most notable exception is Position 99R2. According to the Neinken book, "The 99R2 stamp is a fresh entry, that was short transferred both at top and bottom, over an original entry that had been erased... The reason that 99R2 is the finest example of Type III is because of its very short transfer at top and at bottom, giving us the wide breaks in these lines." (p. 184).

Ex Caspary and Lilly as part of a strip of three and ex Connoisseur and Concord as a single. With 1977, 1990 and 2008 P.F. certificates

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