US Stamp Prices Scott Catalog #9 – 1c 1852 Benjamin Franklin. Page 32

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 91L1L, triple transfer, one inverted, recut once at top, large beautifully balanced margins, deep rich color, tied by “Philadelphia Pa. Dec. 1” circular datestamp on small cover to local street address, endorsed “Mrs. Lippincott” at top, Extremely Fine Gem

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 106

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 91-93L1L, horizontal strip of three, left stamp 91L triple transfer, one inverted, with huge left sheet margin, each stamp recut once at top, large margins at top and bottom and just barely touched at right, beautiful bright shade more typical of Plate 1 Early printing than Plate 1 Late, the huge sheet margin allows the full inverted transfer to show, tied by two light strikes of “Clarksville Tenn. Mar. 21” circular datestamp on brown cover to Hopkinsville Ky. with Washington Hotel dark blue cameo corner card, with original 1854 letter from a traveling businessman EXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR COVER BEARING A ONE-CENT 1851 ISSUE STRIP CONTAINING ONE OF THE INVERTED TRANSFER POSITIONS ON PLATE ONE LATE — ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE HUGE SHEET MARGIN AND BRIGHT BLUE SHADE. The inverted transfers on Positions 71L, 81L and 91L were made after the top row of the right pane of Plate 1 Early was entered from the Type I single-relief transfer roll. According to Richard Celler’s theory, the three inverted transfers were made from a Type I design 3-relief transfer roll as a sort of trial after the top row entries had been made and the plate was turned around 180 degrees. When another plate (“Plate 0”) had to be discarded, the siderographer returned to Plate 1 and erased the three inverted transfers before completing the plate with entries surrounding 3R to 10R. On Plate 1 Early, Positions 71L and 81L are double transfers. Position 91L was entered a total of three times, so it is a triple transfer, one inverted. When the plate was reworked in 1852, 71L and 81L were re-entered (but not 91L), making them all triple transfers, one inverted. The stamp offered here comes from Position 91L on Plate 1 Late.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 107

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 41R1L with plate crack on collar, recut once at top and bottom, huge margins all around including part of adjoining stamp at bottom and left straddle-pane margin with part centerline, neat strike of circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, the plate crack is clearly evident on this impression

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 108

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 71L1L, triple transfer, one inverted, recut twice at top and once at bottom (only four such recuts on plate), large balanced margins, light strike of circular grid cancel, Extremely Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 101

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 71L1L, triple transfer, one inverted, recut twice at top and once at bottom (only four such recuts on plate), huge margins including recut outer line of stamp above and portion of stamp at right, tied by blue “Richmond Va.” circular datestamp on 1855 folded “Trunks, Valises and Carpet Bags” circular to Buckingham Co. Va., Extremely Fine Gem stamp on a fresh circular

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 102

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Positions 71-73L1L, horizontal strip of three, left stamp triple transfer, one inverted, recut twice at top and once at bottom (only four such recuts on plate), huge margins to clear including part of sheet margin at left, tied by neat strike of “Boston & Providence R.R. ? 11” circular datestamp on cover to Cambridge Mass., with original contents (no dateline), folded between right stamps prior to use, Extremely Fine appearance, a desirable example of the triple transfer/one inverted position used on a cover with railroad route agent marking

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 103

1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Positions 81-82L1L, horizontal pair, left stamp triple transfer, one inverted, recut once at top, and once and top and once at bottom respectively, full to huge margins including 11mm sheet margin at left, portion of adjoining stamp at right, neat strikes of “San Francisco Cal. 20 Mar.” circular datestamp, Extremely Fine pair, Scott Retail as singles

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 104

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 21R1L, recut once at top and twice at bottom, large to huge margins including left straddle-pane margin, bright color, light New York circular datestamp, fresh and Extremely Fine

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 58L1L, recut once at top and bottom, large even margins all around, cancelled by clear strike of New Orleans circular datestamp, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 175

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 34L1L, recut once at top and bottom, large margins all around showing bit of adjoining stamp at bottom, intense shade and impression, cancelled by circular datestamp and also with trace of red transit cancel at lower left, Extremely Fine, small purple backstamp

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 176

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 46R1L, recut once at top and bottom, large margins all around, deep rich color and proof-like impression, neat strike of Boston large “Paid” grid, Extremely Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 177

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 79R1L, recut once at top and bottom, large margins, deep rich color from an early impression from the reworked plate, light strike of blue circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 170

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 43R1L, recut once at top and twice at bottom, huge margins all around including part of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, pretty shade, neat strikes of Boston large “Paid” grids, Extremely Fine, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 171

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 20L1L, recut once at top and bottom, large to huge margins including parts of adjoining stamps at top and bottom and right straddle-pane margin, deep shade and proof-like impression, cancelled by clear strike of circular datestamp with integral “Paid” fully struck on stamp, Extremely Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 172

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 69R1L, recut once at top, huge margins to full including part of adjoining stamps at sides, rich color and remarkably detailed impression, face-free strike of circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 998, Lot 173