Lot 14
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (5A), position 5R1E, huge margins with part sheet margin at top, bright plate 1E shade. Neat unobtrusive c.d.s., which allows all the type characteristics to be easily observed. Tiny thin at bottom. Choice Extremely Fine appearance. SMQ $15,000.
Scott $6,500
A SUPERB APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 1¢ TYPE 1B WHICH CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE RECEIVED A MUCH HIGHER GRADE IF NOT FOR THE TINY, UNNOTICEABLE THIN. A BEAUTIFUL STAMP.
Expertization: with 1993 A.P.S. certificate, 1994 P.F. certificate, and 2009 P.S.E. certificate, the last graded VF-XF 85J.
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