1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (8A). Position 41L1, huge margins to full including part of adjoining stamps at top and bottom and also "penter, Casilier & Co., BANK NOTE E" portion of imprint at left, deep rich color and proof-like impression, neat strike of 7-bar grid cancel, tiny thin spot at top by "O" of "Postage"

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF THE FEW EXAMPLES KNOWN OF THE ONE-CENT 1851 IMPERFORATE FROM PLATE 4 SHOWING ANY PART OF THE IMPRINT.

The Neinken book states "Stamps from Plate 4 showing part of the imprint are rare."

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