The Wagshal Collection Part 4: Perforated One-Cent 1857-60 Issue continued...

**Plate Five (Straddle Pane and Centerline Examples, Scott 24)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1222		1c Blue, Ty. Va (24). Positions 8-10L5, horizontal strip of three with perforated straddle-pane margin and centerline at right, all three from the top row A Relief entries in the left pane, tied by circular cancels, "Superior Wis. Sep. 15, 1858" circular datestamp on brown cover to New York, small toned spot on left stamp and part of top flap removed, staple holes in cover do not affect stamps, Fine and rare example of the Type Va with centerline, accompanied by an interesting letter from Ashbrook on the plating of this strip and discussing his earlier erroneous belief that Plate 5 stamps were from Plate 6, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 400-500 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
1223		1c Blue, Ty. Va (24). Position 30L5 with perforated straddle-pane margin and centerline at right, deep rich color, tied by unusually clear strike of blue "Balto. Paid" double-circle handstamp on Oct. 11, 1858 folded cover to Philadelphia, file fold well away from stamp, Extremely Fine, a beautiful cover combining a premium 1c 1857 type and position with a choice cancel, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
1224		1c Blue, Ty. V, Va (24). Positions 80L5 (Va), 100L5 (V) and 70L5 (Va), three singles affixed slightly overlapping, each with perforated straddle-pane margin and centerline at right, stamps lifted and hinged to confirm the centerlines, tied by town datestamp on small cover to Carrollton Ill. with original contents datelined "Monticello Ill. Sunday May 9, 1858", stamps with some minor light wrinkling, file fold away from stamps and some cover toning, Fine, a rare cover with three stamps from the inside column of Plate 5 Left, showing the centerline and demonstrating how both Type V and Va occurred in contiguous vertical entries, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
1225		1c Blue, Ty. Va (24). Positions 61-62R5, horizontal pair with left straddle-pane margin and centerline, tied by "New Orleans La. Oct. 18 (1858)" circular datestamp on blue folded circular to Marseilles, France, endorsed "per first steamer for Liverpool" at top, stamps also tied by red "15" due and French entry handstamps, light cover creases including one that slightly affects right stamp, some toned perfs, otherwise Very Fine, a scarce Type Va pair on cover to France paying the 2c circular rate, ex Alexander and illustrated in Ashbrook (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 300-400 SOLD for $475.00 Will close during Public Auction
1226		1c Blue, Ty. Va (24). Four covers, each with one stamp showing centerline, two with strips of three and two with singles, both strips Positions 21-23R5, singles Positions 51R5 and 81R5, one single on a folded letter, a few cover and stamp faults but overall Fine-Very Fine, scarce group of Type Va centerline positions on cover, Scott Retail as off-cover singles with no premium for the positions, all ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,400.00 SOLD for $650.00 Will close during Public Auction

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