Lot 35
1¢ Blue type II (7), block of four and horizontal strip of six, position. 4-5/14-15R2 and 43-48R2, block with large to huge margins except clear to in at bottom right, strip with ample to large margins except position 44 just in at top center, rich plate 2 color with sharply rendered impression throughout, tied by fancy segmented cork cancels on cover to Mr. John Bradbury of Boston, partial "Downieville Cal. May 31" c.d.s.; first and third stamps in strip creased before use, still Very Fine. Estimate 30,000 - 40,000
Provenance: Baker, Grunin
One of two recorded transcontinental covers with a block of four of the 1¢ imperforate, unquestionably one of the premier covers of the 1851 issue.
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Realized $32,500 |