Lot 583
1857, 1¢ blue, type Ic (19b), position 49R4, well centered with intense color and a fine impression, tied by "Boston Mass./13 Jan" c.d.s. on 1858 printed folded circular to Sheffield, Conn., Extremely Fine and choice example of this rarity. This subtype comes from only ten positions on the rare plate 4.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
A BEAUTIFULLY CENTERED SINGLE OF THIS RARE POSITION ON A FRESH CLEAN COVER.
Expertization: 1994 & 2005 PF Certificates.
Provenance: Smith, Rogers
An interesting and informative note from Stanley Ashbrook was found in this cover and is worth quoting: "Now here is really a IC - no fooling. Of course the perfs cut but they don't come any other way, simply because there was no re-setting of the perf. machine for the body of the plate. The perfs. are exact at top, hence they had to cut the bottom. This is really a Type IC and a very rare stamp. It is worth at least $250.00 [a bit dated — Ashbrook passed away in 1958]. I don't see how you manage to dig up such items. I'll be darned if I can locate them".
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