Lot 1024
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1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa (22), plate 12, virtually perfectly centered with perforations clear of design all around, bright color and light cancel. A superlative Extremely Fine GEM.
Scott $500
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
Due to the width of the design, examples with perforations not touching are extremely rare- hence the reason the sides of the design were burnished-out, creating the type V design that was used for plates 5 through 10.
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