Lot 1014
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ia (6), corner margin single with portions of sheet margins to right and bottom, virtually clear other sides. Incredibly deep and fresh color on bright paper, exceptionally sharp impression. Manuscript "X" cancel. Very Fine and choice.
Scott $5,000
THE BRILLIANT COLOR AND PAPER, AS WELL AS THE PROOFLIKE IMPRESSION TRULY ACCENTUATE THE TYPE CHARACTERISTICS.
An imperforate type Ia of the one cent 1851 issue is among the rarest of the regularly issued 19th century United States stamps. The scarcity of this type is due to the fact that only 18 positions out of a total of 1,000 produced this type and all of these positions were located on the short-lived plate 4. While imperforate 1¢ stamps were produced over a six year period, plate 4 was employed for imperforates for only three months.
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