Lot 1069
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (5A), Position 8R1E, huge margins with full top sheet margins to just a bit in at lower right, leaving type characteristics highly visible, beautiful fresh color on white paper and lightly struck town cancel. A fresh and Very Fine example of the rare 1851 one cent type 1b.
Scott $15,000
A FRESH AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF POSITION 8R1E WITH THE IMPORTANT TYPE CHARACTERISTICS, ESPECIALLY THE FULL PLUME AT BOTTOM LEFT, COMPLETELY VISIBLE.
Expertization: 2002 P.F. Certificate.
Of the 1,000 plate positions that produced the 1¢ imperforates, only six produced type 1b stamps, those being positions 3-6 and 8-9 on the right pane of Plate 1E. Positions 6 and 8 are considered the best examples of the type.
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