Lot 21
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib (5A), position 4-5R1E, horizontal pair, margins clear to barely touching at top but large enough to show the position dots in the top margins and to fully display the partial ball and plume ornaments at the bottom. Pretty light blue plate 1 early shade and neat manuscript cancel. Very Fine.
Scott $20,000
AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE MULTIPLE OF THE TYPE IB WHICH CAN COME FROM ONLY FOUR LOCATIONS ON THE EARLY STATE OF PLATE 1.
Expertization: 1977 and 1986 P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: Grunin
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