Lot 1029
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22), bottom margin plate number single. Plate 11, near perfectly centered with the perforations clear of the design on all sides, exquisite deep color, neat blue Batavia, N.Y. c.d.s. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $525
WITH ITS UNCHARACTERISTICALLY LARGE MARGINS, EXCEPTIONAL CENTERING AND INTENSE COLOR, THIS SUPERLATIVE EXAMPLE FROM THE ELUSIVE PLATE 11 CAN EASILY BE CATEGORIZED AS ONE OF THE FINEST EXTANT.
Expertization: 1994, 2003 P.F. Certificates.
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