Sale 976 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 29 September-2 October, 2009

Category — 1c-3c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5-11)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1129
 
Sale 976, Lot 1129, 1c-3c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5-11)1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Horizontal pair, each stamp recut once at top and once at bottom, enormous margins all around including parts of nine adjoining stamps, large parts at sides, bright color on fresh paper, two neat strikes of "San Francisco Cal. Aug. 18" circular datestamps, left stamp with straightline "Paid" handstamp

EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING PAIR OF THE IMPERFORATE TYPE IV ONE-CENT 1851 ISSUE WITH UNCOMMONLY LARGE MARGINS AND WITH CLEAR STRIKES OF A SAN FRANCISCO CANCELLATION. SUPERB IN EVERY RESPECT.

With 1998 P.F. certificate

275
3,000