US Stamps Value Scott Cat. 9: 1c 1852 Benjamin Franklin. Page 60

1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Recut once at top, large to huge margins showing bits of stamps above and below, blue town datestamp, Extremely Fine, ex Argentum

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 7L1L, recut twice at bottom (only 11 on plate), large margins to barely in at upper right ornament, town datestamp, unusual bright blue shade from early Plate 1L printing, Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 77L1L, recut twice at top and once at bottom (only 4 on plate), full even margins, lightly cancelled, Extremely Fine, a scarce recut variety, with 1987 P.F. certificate

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 12R1L, recut once at top and bottom, huge left margin showing part of adjoining stamp, other sides ample to large, town datestamp, bright shade, Very Fine, with 1986 P.F. certificate

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 10L1L, recut twice at bottom (only 11 on plate), large margins incl. top sheet margin, touched at lower left ornament, New York datestamp, unusual bright blue shade from early Plate 1L printing, Very Fine, with 1986 P.F. certificate

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 52L1L, recut twice at top and bottom, large margins, Boston large “Paid” grid, Extremely Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 1R1L, recut once at bottom (only 8 on plate), ample to large margins incl. top sheet margin, town datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 1985 P.F. certificate

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 87R1L, recut once at top and twice at bottom, large margins to ample at top, town datestamp, Very Fine and choice

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Original gum, recut once at top and bottom, full margins all around, Very Fine, with 1985 P.F. certificate

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Original gum, h.r., recut once at top and bottom, full even margins, bright shade, Very Fine

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 93L1L, recut once at top, large to enormous margins including part of bottom sheet margin, neat town datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Levi and Zoellner

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Position 6L1L, recut twice at bottom, double transfer, full even margins, New York datestamp, Extremely Fine, with 1987 P.F. certificate

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 10R1L, original gum, huge top right corner sheet margins, large bottom margin showing part of adjoining stamp, just barely in along left ornaments, dark shade, bright and fresh paper, light wrinkle in selvage not mentioned on certificate VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL-GUM CORNER SHEET-MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE IV FROM POSITION 10R ON PLATE 1 LATE. Position 10R on Plate 1 Early is listed in the Scott U.S. Specialized Catalogue under No. 7 as “Design complete at top (10R1E only)” with a value of $2,000.00 used (vs. $170.00 for the usual No. 7) and unpriced in unused condition. The stamp offered here is 10R on Plate 1 Late after recutting. This position also has the complete design at top, but the Scott Catalogue does not list it in recut state. To fully appreciate 10R1L’s significance, it is worth examining the unusual character of the top row of the right pane from Plate 1. Position 10R, along with 3R to 9R, was entered from the T Relief in its first condition. This transfer roll was abandoned after the first ten entries were made in Positions 1-10R. Positions 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9R on Plate 1E are the Type Ib positions, showing the complete design at top and a large portion of the plumes at bottom (Scott 5A). Of course, Position 7R1E is the rare and valuable Type I, with a nearly complete design at top and bottom (Scott 5). The plumes on 10R were burnished away, turning it into a Type II (Scott 7), but it still retains its complete design at top, which distinguishes it from most other Type II positions (the top row of Plate 4 also has complete designs at top). When Plate 1 was re-worked, Position 10R was recut twice at bottom. The outer recut line is unusually long, starting under the “N” of “CENT” and extending all the way to “O” of “ONE.” Neinken notes that no other position on the plate shows this line cut so far to the left. Examples of 10R from Plate 1 Early have the benefit of the Scott listing. However, stamps from 10R on Plate 1 Late deserve as much respect. It is a remarkable 1c 1851 plate variety, and this original-gum copy with corner sheet margins is one of the most outstanding examples extant. With 2001 P.F. certificate

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Original gum, recut once at top and twice at bottom, beautiful rich color and sharp impression on bright paper, clear to large margins, Very Fine and choice, an exceptionally beautiful stamp, with 1995 and 2004 P.F. certificates

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1c Blue, Ty. IV (Scott 9). Positions 6-8R1L, horizontal strip of three containing Position 7R, which produced Type I on Plate 1 Early, the flanking Positions 6R and 8R produced Type Ib stamps on Plate 1E, huge top sheet margin, others large to just touched, ms. cancel, left stamp has small thin, light diagonal creases, still Very Fine appearance, a wonderful strip for the specialist, when Plate 1 was reworked, these positions were transformed into Type IV, yet they retain many of the characteristics which make them so noteworthy on Plate 1 Early, with 2002 P.F. certificate

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