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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (5A), position 8R1E, large margins to just slightly in at bottom, fresh plate 1 early color, with a pretty blue grid cancel, trivial tiny thin spot and tone spot, neither readily visible and not mentioned in cert, Very Fine appearance. Scott $15,000
A FRESH AND ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE TYPE 1B, FROM POSITION 8R1E EARLY, ONE OF THE TWO POSITIONS YIELDING THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE.
Expertization: 2013 clear P.S.E. Certificate graded F-VF 75.
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Realized $2,800 |