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Lot 19 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type I (5), essentially four margins, being just barely in at bottom right, with the type characteristics plainly visible, bright powdery plate 1E color. Light grid cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $70,000
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS ICONIC RARITY, BEING ONE OF ONLY 5 ESSENTIALLY 4-MARGINED, SOUND, OFF-COVER SINGLES. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT OF ALL 19TH CENTURY US STAMPS TO OBTAIN IN THIS OUTSTANDING QUALITY.
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: (as part of a multiple) Chase, Willard, Ishikawa
Wagshal census No. 5.CAN-024
The origin of the various types of the 1¢ 1851 arose from the last-minute discovery that the engraved design for the stamp was simply a bit too tall to fit onto the standard printing plate then being used by Toppan, Carpenter. Consequently, the plate maker had to erase a bit of the top, the bottom or both from each subject on the plate in order to make enough room for all 200 subjects. It was these erasures that created the types we know today. A solitary position, 7R1E, escaped the erasing process. Hence it became the only one, of a total of 1,000 positions on the five plates used to print the imperforate 1¢ 1851 stamps, to retain its entire design as originally envisioned. It is estimated only 100 or so have survived.
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Lot 20 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, types I &Ib (5, 5A), positions 7-8R1E, horizontal pair, full margins to just touching at bottom and irregular at left, type characteristics plainly visible, bright plate 1 color and light grid cancels. Two pressed vertical creases position 7 (type I) and faint vertical bend position 8. Fresh Very Fine appearance.
Scott $145,000
ONE OF ONLY NINE RECORDED USED PAIRS CONTAINING POSITION 7R1E, THE ONLY POSITION THAT REPRODUCED THE COMPLETE ONE-CENT DESIGN AS INTENDED BY ITS DESIGNERS.
Expertization: 1965 P.F. and 2003 P.S.E. Certificates
Wagshal census No. 5-MUL-062.
The origin of the various types of the 1¢ 1851 arose from the last-minute discovery that the engraved design for the stamp was simply a bit too tall to fit onto the standard printing plate then being used by Toppan, Carpenter. Consequently, the plate maker had to erase a bit of the top, the bottom or both from each subject on the plate in order to make enough room for all 200 subjects. It was these erasures that created the types we know today. A solitary position, 7R1E, escaped the erasing process. Hence it became the only one, of a total of 1,000 positions on the five plates used to print the imperforate 1¢ 1851 stamps, to retain its entire design as originally envisioned. It is estimated only 100 or so have survived.
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Lot 21 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (5A), position 4-5R1E, horizontal pair, margins clear to barely touching at top but large enough to show the position dots in the top margins and to fully display the partial ball and plume ornaments at the bottom. Pretty light blue plate 1 early shade and neat manuscript cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $20,000
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE MULTIPLE OF THE TYPE IB WHICH CAN COME FROM ONLY FOUR LOCATIONS ON THE EARLY STATE OF PLATE 1.
Expertization: 1977 and 1986 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Grunin
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Lot 22 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ia (6), positions 94-95R4, horizontal pair, large to huge margins including a significant portion of the adjacent stamp at left, just in slightly at top and bottom right, all type characteristics are plainly visible, gorgeous deep plate 4 color, crisp white paper. Neat town postmark. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $25,000
AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF THE 1¢ IMPERFORATE TYPE 1A, BEING ONE OF ONLY A FEW MULTIPLES CONSISTING OF TWO TYPE I A'S AND THE PRESENT PAIR RANKS AMONG THE FINEST OF THESE.
Expertization: 1987 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 23 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ic (6b), position 91R4, clear margins to barely in, rich color. Very light cancel allows the type characteristics to be fully visible. Virtually unnoticeable closed tear and tiny thin speck. Very Fine appearance.
Scott $9,000
A MOST ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE 1C FROM ONE OF THE TWO POSITIONS THAT PRODUCED THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE.
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Lot 24 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ic (6b), position 81-91R4, vertical pair, top stamp being the less distinct "E" relief, and the bottom being the more distinct "F" relief, huge margins top and right with portions of 3 adjacent stamps, in slightly at bottom and in a bit at left, exceptionally brilliant and intense color. Blue "Madison Wisc". c.d.s. Fine.
Scott $12,250 as singles
A STRIKING PAIR, WHICH NOT ONLY OFFERS THE TWO SUBTYPES OF THE TYPE 1C, BUT IS APPARANTLY, THE ONLY IMPERFORATE PAIR OF TYPE IC RECORDED.
Expertization: 2001 P.S.E. Certificate, plated and signed by Ashbrook.
The reason for the rarity of a pair of type Ic stems from the fact that a pair of this type can only originate from two positions on the scarce plate four printings: 81-82R4, both "E" reliefs, and 81-91R4, the positions of the pair offered here.
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1851, 1¢ blue, type III, position 99R2 (8), large beautifully balanced margins, deep shade. Light town postmark. Tiny defects, including a tiny sealed tear, filled thin. Choice Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $12,500
A STRIKING USED SINGLE WITH CHOICE MARGINS ALLOWING THE POSITION'S MAIN TYPE CHARACTERISTICS, THE HUGE BREAKS AT BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM, TO BE COMPLETELY VISIBLE.
Expertization: 1973 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 26 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type III, position 99R2 (8), positions 97-99R2, horizontal strip of 3, left stamps type 2 (#7), clear margins at the sides to in a bit at top and bottom, lovely fresh color. Light town postmark. Light creases. Fine appearance.
Scott $13,645
AN EXCEPTIONALLY FRESH AND RARE 1 CENT MULTIPLE CONTAINING POSITION 99R2, THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE III.
Expertization: 2005 P.F. Certificate.
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Lot 27 |
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1851, 1¢ blue, type III (8), horizontal pair, both with wide breaks at top and bottom. Beautifully balanced margins, bright color. Light town postmark. Small corner crease upper left confined entirely to the margin and not mentioned in the accompanying certificate. Still Extremely Fine.
Scott $5,000
AN EXQUISITE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE PAIR OF THE 1¢ 1851 TYPE 3.
Expertization: clear 1964 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Chapin
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Lot 28 |
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV (9), horizontal pair, large to huge margins all around, stunning rich color. Neat faces free town postmark. Extremely Fine, a superb pair.
Scott $210
Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate.
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, printed on both sides, reverse inverted (9a), top portion of design printed on reverse in an inverted orientation, ample to large margins except just in at bottom. "Boston Paid" cancel. Mild corner crease. Still Very Fine.
Scott $50,000
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE 1¢ TYPE IV IMPERFORATE PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES— AND, IN FACT, THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS VARIETY ON ANY OF THE TYPES OF THE 1¢ 1851-1860 ISSUE PERFORATED OR IMPERFORATE.
Expertization: 1977 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Wagshal, Natalee Grace
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1852, 3¢ dull red, type I (11), horizontal pair, with the value label removed, inverted and affixed by sender (an inside joke between sender and recipient?), tied on buff cover by "New York ship Nov 9" c.d.s. to Strong Maine, with excellent strike of blue boxed "via Nicaragua Ahead of the Mails-Leland", handstamp, cover minor wrinkles, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
A FINE USAGE WITH THE RARE "LELAND" MARKING AND MADE EVEN MORE INTERESTING BY THE STAMP "ALTERATION".
Provenance: Wiltsee
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Lot 31 |
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1852, 3¢ dull red, type II (11A), horizontal strip of three, large to huge margins including pieces of five adjoining stamps, crisp color. Neat light town postmark. Extremely Fine, an outstanding multiple.
Scott $140
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1852, 3¢ dull red, unofficial "Chicago" perf 12½ (11A var.), small falts including pinhole and small tear but better centered than most, fresh attractive example of this rare unofficial perforated variety.
Scott $5,000
Expertization: 2004 P.S.E. Certificate.
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Lot 33 |
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1856, 5¢ red brown (12), horizontal pair, large to huge margins, prooflike color and impression on bright paper and lovely clear strike Jan 31, 1857 New Orleans postmark. Minor corner crease lower right and tiny upper left corner tip crease, both entirely in margin. Superb appearing.
Scott $1,650
A STUNNING PAIR OF THE 5¢ 1856 ISSUE.
The Jan 31 1857 postmark places the usage of this pair during the "Three months" period of January 1-March 31 1857, when the rates were reduced to a flat rate of 15¢ for ¼ oz to France.
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1855, 10¢ green, type I (13), large margins, beautiful deep color. Grid cancel. Trifling crease, not mentioned on accompanying certificate. Extremely Fine appearance.
Scott $925
Expertization: clear 1992 P.F. Certificate.
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1855, 10¢ green, type IV (16), pair, positions 54-55, both recut at bottom, ample margin at right, huge other sides, stunning deep color. Grid cancels. Tiny corner tip crease upper right, truly trivial and not mentioned in accompanying certificate, still very fine to extremely fine.
Scott $4,350
A MOST HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THIS TRULY RARE HORIZONTAL PAIR, OF WHICH THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 5 OR 6 RECORDED.
Expertization: clear 1975 P.F. Certificate.
Horizontal pairs containing two type IVs can only come from two locations on the plate, hence their rarity.
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1851, 12¢ gray black (17), horizontal pair, very large margins including part sheet margin at right, intense color. Bold town postmark. Extremely Fine pair.
Scott $575
Expertization: 1986 P.F. Certificate.
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1851, 12¢ black, printed on both sides (17c), with portions of two stamps quite clearly printed on top half of reverse, and two additional stamps printed more faintly below, all in the same orientation as the stamp on the front, as well as a bit of offset on reverse, front has full margins to just in a bit and a grid cancel. Tiny corner crease. Fine appearing.
Scott $40,000
A SPECTACULAR AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE PRINTING VARIETY, WITH ONLY ONE OTHER EXAMPLE KNOWN TO US.
Provenance: "J.J.", Natalee Grace
In addition to the present example and the other (ex. Ishikawa), there is a third which would appear to be an off-cover bisect (the Philatelic Foundation declined opinion on the bisect aspect). All three of these apparently originated from the same sheet, as the variety is basically identical. Brookman, in his The United States Postage Stamps of the 19th Century, stated that he believed there were four known of this variety. The existence of a fourth example has never been confirmed.
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