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1c Blue, Ty. Ic (Scott 19b). Position 41R4, pretty shade, unobtrusive cancel, fresh and Fine, this position is a so-called “swing position” which started out as Type Ic and as the plate wore became Type IIIa, examples from the early state of the plate are scarce Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2011, Sale 1006, Lot 1120 |
US$475.00 |
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United States 1857-61 Issue 1857-61 1c blue, type Ia, pos.99L4, part black cds, quite well centered for this difficult issue, deep rich color, fresh and fine example of this rare stamp, with 2006 PFC Cherrystone Auctions, Feb 2011, Sale 201102, Lot 15 |
US$3,750.00 |
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1c Blue, Ty. Ia (Scott 19). Plate 4, bright color, tied by red “U.S. Mail/City Delivery/1/ May 18” carrier department circular datestamp on folded letter bootlegged from Marseille, France to New York, sender’s blue oval handstamp and manuscript routing instructions “per Steamer ‘Arago’ via Havre”, light vertical file fold well away from stamp, minor ink erosion VERY FINE. A RARE BOOTLEGGED LETTER FROM FRANCE AND DELIVERED BY CARRIER IN NEW YORK CITY, PREPAID WITH THE DESIRABLE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE IA. Type Ia was produced by only 18 of the 20 bottom-row positions on Plate 4. This folded letter was carried privately aboard the Havre Line’s Arago, which left Havre on May 4, 1859, and arrived in New York on May 17. It was postmarked the next day at the New York City carrier department. With 1987 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1002, Lot 3745 |
US$3,250.00 |
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1c Blue, Ty. Ic (Scott 19b). Position 96R4, with curl in “C” of “Cent”, stitch watermark, lightly cancelled, choice centering for this difficult issue, small sealed tear at bottom right, tiny corner perf crease at bottom right, Very Fine appearing example of this interesting variety, with 2007 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5219 |
US$700.00 |
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1c Blue, Ty. Ia (Scott 19). Plate 4, rich color, bold town datestamp VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 1857 PERFORATED ONE-CENT TYPE Ia. With 2001 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5218 |
US$3,750.00 |
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o 1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), position 99R4, deep, plate 4 color with a wide top margin but cut well in at bottom, making it possible to tell the type only by the plating marks at the top, light town and lightened pen cancels, reperfed at right; fresh and attractive. Scott $11,000 Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 333, Lot 3375 |
US$1,000.00 |
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o 1857, 1¢ blue, type Ic (19b), position 49L4, late impression, red carrier cancel, small corner crease at upper right, otherwise fresh and Fine. Scott value $2,250 Expertization: 2006 PF Certificate, correctly identifying position but mistakenly identifying the type as IIIa, Scott 22. Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 333, Lot 3376 |
US$475.00 |
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o 1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), position 92L4(?), distinctive plate 4 color w a neat grid cancel, perfs in at left, faint corner crease at upper left, fresh and about Fine. Scott price $12,000 Expertization: clear 2005 PSE Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 333, Lot 3374 |
US$2,800.00 |
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o 1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), position 98L4, quite well centered w large top margin and enough of a margin at bottom to show ball ornaments on perforations, deep plate 4 color and light town cancel, very faint, pressed diagonal crease, choice Very Fine appearance. Scott value $12,000 AN EXCEPTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE TYPE IA, WHICH ONLY COMES FROM THE BOTTOM ROW OF PLATE 4. Expertization: 2005 PSE Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 331, Lot 355 |
US$2,700.00 |
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o 1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia (19), position 97R4, well centered with ball ornaments clearly visible at bottom, bright color and light town cancel, small corner crease at upper right, fresh and otherwise Very Fine. Scott price $12,000 AN EXCEPTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE STAMP. Matthew Bennett International, Sep 2010, Sale 331, Lot 354 |
US$2,600.00 |
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United States 1857-61 Issue 1857 1c blue, type Ia, pos.96L4, barest trace of a cancel, usual centering for this tight margined issue, showing full design at bottom, beautiful color, fine and unusually fresh example of this rare stamp, with 2000 PFC Cherrystone Auctions, Sep 2010, Sale 201009, Lot 14 |
US$4,500.00 |
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U.S.; General Issues, 1857, 1¢, Type Ia on Cover, #19. Plate 4, neatly tied to 1859 bootleg folded letter from France to New York City by black U.S. Mail City Delivery 1 May 13 double circle carrier delivery postmark, endorsed “per Kangaroo” at top, very rare item, fresh and Fine, PF (1996) cert. Scott $14,000. Estimate value $3,000-4,000. Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Jul 2010, Sale 86, Lot 333 |
US$4,140.00 |
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1c Blue, Ty. Ia (Scott 19). Position 91L4, prominent plate bruise on “n” of “Cent”, rich color and light circular datestamp, corner crease top right, small tear top and some partially clipped perfs at left, affordable example of this rare 1c 1857 type that is missing in most advanced collections Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 992, Lot 2069 |
US$1,100.00 |
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1c Blue, Ty. Ia (Scott 19). Position 94L4, deep rich color, tied by bold strike of “Troy N.Y. Paid Oct. 3, 1858” circular datestamp on unsealed cover to Tisbury Mass., endorsed “Circular” at top left VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE USAGE OF THE SCARCE 1857 PERFORATED ONE-CENT TYPE IA. With 2007 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2010, Sale 989, Lot 66 |
US$4,250.00 |
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1c Blue, Ty. Ia (Scott 19). Position 99R4, good centering for this issue and showing the full design at bottom (the defining characteristic of the type), rich color, “Paid” circular datestamp, defective with faults including a repair which adds a small portion of the stamp at lower left, Fine appearance and an acceptable spacefiller Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2010, Sale 984, Lot 113 |
US$1,000.00 |