Sale 997 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010
Category — 1c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-24)
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1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 11, A Relief, horizontal strip of three, center stamp double transfer, choice centering, rich color, neat strikes of circular datestampEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL HORIZONTAL STRIP OF THREE OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT PERFORATED TYPE IIIa FROM PLATE 11.
The double transfer characteristics of the center stamp in this strip are illustrated in the Neinken book on p. 477, where he states that the exact position is unknown. Ex Ashbrook.
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