Lot 57
1861, 1¢ blue, imperf horizontally (63d), bottom margin single with part imprint and plate no. 10, huge margins at top leaves no doubt about being imperforate horizontally, tied on local usage orange cover by blue "Chicago Ills" double circle postmark and grid cancel, blue oval "Half/hour Drop letter delivery, and Chicago receiver on reverse, cover reduced slightly at right, small punch hole at left, stamp with trivial corner crease, still Very Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY VARIETY.
Expertization: 1993 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Ishikawa, Drucker Family
A pair imperf between is mentioned by Brookman and listed by Scott as well, but no one has ever presented evidence of the existence of such a pair.
illustrated in Don Evans book The United States 1¢ Franklin 1861-1867 and an introduction to the postal history of the period page 35.
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