Cost of US Stamps Scott Cat. 8A: 1c 1851 Benjamin Franklin. Page 11

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Plate 1E, full to large margins including part of adjoining stamp at right, Pale Blue shade (noted as such on certificate), grid cancel, faint diagonal bend/crease at bottom right, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1969 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 740

1c Dark Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Plate 1E, three full to large margins, ample to just slightly in at bottom, intense shade and impression with clear break in top outer line, grid cancel, Fine, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 741

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Small break in top outer line, full margins, cancelled by New York City red “Paid” arc which in this period was applied by the carrier department, small thin spots, Very Fine appearance, a rare cancel on any 1c 1851, especially desirable on a Type IIIa

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 742

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Position 32R1E, unused (no gum), clear break in top outer line, dark shade, huge top and bottom margins showing parts of adjoining stamps, full at left and just touched at upper right, Very Fine, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 736

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Position 32L1E, three huge margins showing parts of adjoining stamps, ample at bottom, segmented circular cork cancel, Very Fine and choice

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 737

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Position 56R1E, full margins to clear, dark shade, New York datestamp, Very Fine, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 738

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Plate 1E, ample to large margins, bright shade, Mobile Ala. datestamp, toned spot, otherwise Very Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 739

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Position 100R1E with break in bottom outer line, bottom sheet margin, other sides ample to slightly in, bright shade, Washington D.C. datestamp, small ink mark on back and tiny corner crease at top right, otherwise Very Fine, only two positions on Plate 1 Early have the break in bottom line (81L and 100R), ex Ishikawa

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 732

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Position 100R1E with break in bottom outer line, huge bottom right corner sheet margins, other sides large to clear, bright shade, cancelled by bold grid, vertical crease at right barely affects stamp, Very Fine appearance, a scarce stamp, only two positions on Plate 1 Early have the break in bottom outer line (81L and 100R)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 733

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Position 100R1E with break in bottom outer line, huge bottom sheet margins, others sides mostly large, dark shade, cancelled by blue Charleston S.C. datestamp with integral “Paid”, large thin at bottom right and vertical crease, still Very Fine appearance, a scarce stamp, only two positions on Plate 1 Early have the break in bottom outer line (81L and 100R)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 734

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Position 100R1E with break in bottom outer line, large even margins, lightly cancelled by blue grid, crease and small faults, Very Fine appearance, a scarce stamp, only two positions on Plate 1 Early have the break in bottom outer line (81L and 100R)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 735

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Position 71R1E with left straddle-pane margin and centerline, large margins all around, bright shade, wide break in outer line, cancelled by two part strikes of New York circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE IIIa IMPERFORATE WITH THE CENTERLINE FROM PLATE ONE EARLY. Plate 1 Early stamps showing the centerline are rare. According to the Neinken chart, only three of the centerline positions on Plate 1 Early are Type IIIa — 40L, 51R and 71R — and this position (71R) shows a wide break in the outer line at top. From a purely statistical perspective, this stamp is a great rarity. Its condition adds another dimension of rarity. Ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 668

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (8A). Positions 41-42/51-52R4, block of four, unused (no gum), with left straddle-pane margin, the upper left stamp is Position 41R4, one of the E Relief positions that can be classified as Type Ic — this is an early impression that shows many distinctive plate marks on 41R4 and, therefore, might have enough of the lower left plume to qualify as Type Ic — large to ample margins on other sides, rich Plate 4 color, scissors-cut at right between stamps, small tear affects bottom right stamp EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE UNUSED BLOCK OF THE ONE-CENT 1851 IMPERFORATE FROM PLATE 4, CONTAINING ONE OF THE TYPE Ic-IIIa “SWING” POSITIONS. The E Relief on the transfer roll was a true Type Ic design, with the bottom left plume complete and the bottom right nearly so. Most of the E Relief transfers were shortened at bottom or burnished during the platemaking process, thus eliminating the Type Ic features, but a few have enough of the original detail to qualify them as Type Ic. In the case of Position 41L4, early impressions show a nearly complete bottom left plume, as well as other plating marks that vanished as the plate wore. This block appears to be an early impression, showing all of the scratches and burrs on 41L4 that do not appear as clearly on later impressions. The Scott premium for No. 6b (E Relief Type Ic) versus No. 8A (Type IIIa) is only 10%, but for the specialist, this block is far more desirable and rare. Ex Neinken. Unpriced in Scott as a block, but a pair of No. 8A is valued at $13,500.00

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 1080

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Position 51L1E with part of left sheet margin, full margins all around, bright Plate 1E shade, tied by “New York Oct. 9” 4-bar slug circular datestamp on folded circular-rate cover to Philadelphia, Extremely Fine, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 662

1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (Scott 8A). Positions 13-15R1E, all three classified as Type IIIa, Position 15R major double transfer, ample margins to slightly in, cancelled by jet-back grids, blue “Buffalo N.Y. 3 Sep. 14” integral-rate circular datestamp on blue folded cover to Rondout N.Y., Fine strip and attractive cover, contiguous strips of Type IIIa from Plate 1 Early are rare, this contains one of the eight major double transfers on Plate 1 Early, ex Neinken

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2010, Sale 994, Lot 660