Lot 1011
1851, 1¢ blue, types I-Ib-Ib (5-5A-5A), horizontal strip of three, positions 7-9R1E, large margins virtually all around with adjacent stamps visible at bottom, clearly displaying the key bottom ornaments, slightly in at upper left left with position 8 having a light crease, beautiful plate one early printing in bright shade, tied by manuscript "X" cancellations on 1851 cover from "Buckeystown, Md. Novermber 17th" (manuscript postmark) to Johnsonville, Ohio, Very Fine.
Estimate 30,000 - 40,000
A RARE MULTIPLE CONTAINING THE MOST DESIRABLE POSITIONS ON PLATE ONE EARLY.
Expertization: Signed by Stanley B. Ashbrook, 2006 P.F. Certificate.
There are only six recorded horizontal strips of three on cover. The example offered here has been off the market since the 1950s when it was purchased from the Weill Brothers.
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| Realized $42,500 |
