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1c Blue, Ty. Ia (Scott 19). Plate 4, bottom row left pane, with bottom selvage which preserves the full plumes at bottom, deep rich color, light circular datestamp, reperfed at right (reduces width of stamp by approximately 1mm), reasonably nice looking example of this rare stamp which is missing in many advanced United States collections Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2008, Sale 962, Lot 2260 |
US$1,100.00 |
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() 1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia, “curl on shoulder” variety (19 var.), position 97L4, well centered showing nearly complete ornaments at bottom, intense color and prooflike impression. Unused. Two trivial small thin spots. Particularly fresh, Extremely Fine appearance. Scott $19,000 A REMARKABLE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1857 1¢ TYPE IA SHOWING THE “CURL ON SHOULDER” VARIETY. Expertization: 1983 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, May 2008, Sale 327, Lot 26 |
US$4,750.00 |
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UNITED STATES 1857-61 ISSUE 1857 1c blue, type Ia, plate 4, pos.94R4, black cds, well centered for this difficult issue, showing full type characteristics, rich color, reperforated with small tear, v.f. appearance of this rare stamp, with 2000 PSE cert. Cherrystone Auctions, Mar 2008, Sale 200803, Lot 65 |
US$3,250.00 |
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o 1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), intense color and impression, wide margins, cancelled by light strike of town datestamp, tiny yellow paper adhesions, still fresh and Very Fine appearing. Scott value $10,000 AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE 1¢ TYPE IC 1857 ISSUE. Expertization: 2000 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 325, Lot 1445 |
US$3,250.00 |
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o 1857, 1¢ blue, type Ic (19b), “E” relief, position 81R4, well centered with intense proof-like color and impression, cancelled by blue Philadelphia c.d.s., small filled thin (not mentioned on cert), an attractive, Very Fine appearing example of the scarce type Ic. Scott $2,250 Expertization: clear 1995 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 323, Lot 108 |
US$2,000.00 |
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o 1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), position 95R4, deep plate 4 color on bright paper, centered to bottom and left, tiny natural inclusion, light town c.d.s., a fresh and sound example of this rare type. Scott $10,000 Expertization: 2002 P.S.E. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Oct 2007, Sale 320, Lot 379 |
US$2,200.00 |
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o 1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), position 92L4, exceptionally well centered with the bottom scrolls and right plume sufficiently visible, with intense color, bright paper and a light unobtrusive cancel, trifling toned perforation at top mostly seen from reverse, still an Extremely Fine and most handsome example of the rare 1¢ perforated type Ia. Scott $10,000 Expertization: 2007 P.F. Certificate. Illustrated in Ashbrook Vol. I p.248, fig. 20MM, along with another well centered example of which Ashbrook notes “Although the perforations nip both designs at the bottom, such copies as these are truly exceptional.”. Matthew Bennett International, Oct 2007, Sale 320, Lot 378 |
US$16,000.00 |
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() 1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), position 92L4, well centered with perforations well clear of the design at top and sides and though in at bottom showing a portion of the right ball ornament, remarkably fresh with intense color and a strongly etched impression on bright paper, unused. Very Fine and handsome. Scott value $17,500 A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE PERFORATED TYPE IA, A STAMP ON MOST UNUSED WANT LISTS. Expertization: 1985 and 2007 P.S.E. Certificates. Matthew Bennett International, Oct 2007, Sale 320, Lot 377 |
US$22,000.00 |