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 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Complete reconstruction of left and right panes of Plate 8 lacking only Position 67L8 to be complete, left pane with 17 overlapping positions and also including unused block
of six with selvage at the bottom left corner of the plate, reconstruction of the right pane is aided considerably by unused block of 72 (no gum), right pane with three overlapping positions and also few other unused stamps, all plate flaws
are represented, some flaws to be expectedTHE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT PANES OF PLATE 8 FORMED BY STANLEY B. ASHBROOK AND MORTIMER L. NEINKEN. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE AS THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE RIGHT PANE INCLUDES THE UNUSED BLOCK OF
72, WHICH IS AN IMPRESSIVE MULTIPLE IN ITS OWN RIGHT. If one accepts the theory that Plates 5, 7 and 8 were created by Toppan Carpenter expressly to accommodate newly-introduced perforations (and not Plate 4, as previously believed) -- a
theory espoused by Jerome S. Wagshal (see "U.S. 1-Cent Stamp of 1857: A New Look at Plate 5", The American Philatelist, Jan. 1970) -- then this plate reconstruction of Plate 8 assumes even greater philatelic significance. A full unused pane of
the left pane is known, and for the right pane an unused block of 99 is also known. The block of 72 incorporated into this plate reconstruction is the second-largest recorded multiple from the right pane. Ex Ashbrook and Neinken. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 7,500-10,000
SOLD for $8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
