Lot 1074
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1¢ blue, type II, 1mm break in bottom frameline (7 var.), position 1R1E, full to oversized margins with large part top and left sheet margins, bright color and a clear red "Albion, N.Y., Mar 6" town cancel. Extremely Fine and choice.
Scott $190 ++
AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THIS UNUSUAL SPECIALIST VARIETY — THE ONLY ONE CERTIFIED AS SUCH BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
Expertization: 2006 P.F. Certificate.
The break in the bottom frameline exists in the original entry of position 1R1E onto the plate; it is not a "transitional" position that evolved from a type II into a type IIIA as the plate wore. Technically, it could be classed as a type IIIA, though not considered so by Ashbrook nor any of his successors. The bottom line was strongly recut on the late state of the plate.
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