Lot 2030
1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (5A), the third stamp with two type II (7) in an upper left corner margin horizontal strip of three (position 1-3) from the right pane of plate 1E, bright and fresh with large margins all around including oversized sheet margins, tied by red grid cancels on a small cover to Kingston, N.Y., postmarked light matching Newburgh, N.Y., July 4 (1851) c.d.s., Extremely Fine and choice.
Estimate 20,000 - 25,000
A TRULY FABULOUS USAGE ON ONLY THE FOURTH DAY AFTER ISSUE.
Provenance: Mason, Newbury, Grunin, Ishikawa
This cover was described thusly by Ashbrook in writing about the Newbury collection: "This little gem is ex-Mason collection, an item long prized by its former owner".
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| Realized $45,000 |
