Lot 1290
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1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), position 99L4, virtually perfectly centered with ball ornaments clearly visible at bottom, deep color, faint black town cancel. Fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $9,000
Expertization: 2004 P.F. Certificate.
The bottom row of the short-lived plate 4 perforated presents one of the greatest frustrations for the 1¢ collector. This bottom row is the only row that produced the type Ia stamps (18 positions out of a possible 2000), the most striking feature of which is the design completeness at the bottom. Yet in almost every case the perforations at bottom cut away these characteristics because the designs on the bottom and top rows are slightly taller than the rest of the plate. The example offered here has perforations that are almost clear at top and bottom, allowing the type characteristics to be plainly visible.
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