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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ia (6), position 94R4, large to huge margins all around, showing the type characteristics beautifully luxurious plate 4 color and a strongly etched impression blue town cancel Extremely Fine a gem used example of this rare type.
Scott $10,100
Expertization: 2003 P.F. Certificate.
The 1¢ imperforate Type Ia stamps are among the most desirable and rare of 19th century classics. The desirability stems, perhaps, from the fact that it is the only type, with the exception of the famous 7R1E, to have the complete design at the bottom. The Type 1a was produced from a mere eighteen out of the 1,000 positions used to print the imperforate 1¢ stamps. These eighteen positions were located on Plate IV, a plate that had a very brief life span. Furthermore, most of the surviving examples are not in the best of condition. In fact, a survey revealed that out of the existing population, there are less than ten stamps that are both sound and with margins that can compare to the example offered here. And of these, all but two or three had a cancel that obscured part of the important characteristics. The combination of qualities enjoyed by this example place it among the very finest quality used singles extant.
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