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 1c Blue, Ty. IV, Chicago Perf 12-1/2 (9 var). Plate 1 Late, bright color, natural pre-printing paperfold, centered to top, neat strike of circular datestampA RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE
ONE-CENT TYPE IV WITH CHICAGO PERFORATIONS. APPROXIMATELY 19 EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN OF THE ONE-CENT -- OF THESE ONLY THREE SINGLES AND THE UNIQUE STRIP OF THREE ARE TYPE IV. The origin of the Chicago perforation was revealed in an article published
by Jerome S. Wagshal in the Chronicle 130 (May 1986). To briefly summarize Mr. Wagshal's revelations, the inventor of the machine used to create the Chicago Perf stamps was Dr. Elijah W. Hadley, a Chicago dentist. He probably constructed the
machine in 1854. Over a two-year period, beginning in November 1854, Dr. Hadley's device was offered for sale to the Post Office Department thru R. K. Swift, a prominent Chicago banker and businessman. The distinctive 12-1/2 gauge Chicago Perf was
applied to sheets of the 1c (Plates 1 Late and 2) and 3c 1851 Issue, the former being considerably rarer. According to the census of Chicago Perf items compiled by W. Wilson Hulme II (Chronicle 175, Aug. 1997), a total of 19 examples of the 1c
Chicago Perf have been recorded, comprising 2 unused, 5 used on covers and 12 used off cover (including a strip of three). Of these only the unique strip of three and three singles are Type IV. With 1952 note from Stanley Ashbrook. With 1969
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