Lot 1186
1851, 1¢ blue, types II, II, IIIa (7, 8A), position 98-100R1E, horizontal strip of three, vividly characteristic plate 1E color, tied by red grid cancellation on 1851 folded letter to New York, matching "Cleveland O/Jul.16" c.d.s., position 100 crossed by neat vertical filing crease, Very Fine appearance.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
A KEY POSITIONAL PIECE AND EXCEPTIONALLY EARLY USAGE.
Expertization: signed Ashbrook.
Provenance: Ishikawa, Smith
Position 100R is the best example of a type IIIa from plate one early.
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