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**1c-12c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5A-17)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1182		1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 8R1E, large margins to clear, rich color on bright paper, neat strike of blue circular datestamp VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE Ib FROM PLATE ONE EARLY, FROM ONE OF THE TWO POSITIONS THAT FURNISHED THE BEST TYPE Ib EXAMPLES. Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp from Plate 1 Early. Six positions on Plate 1E furnished stamps qualifying as Type Ib -- Positions 3-6R and 8-9R -- distinguished by the complete design at top and nearly complete design at bottom. When first entered on the plate, these six positions (as well as 7R1E) had the complete design at top and bottom. However, unlike 7R, small portions of the bottoms were ironed out when the entries were made below them. Positions 6R and 8R had less of the bottom erased than the other Type Ib positions, and for this reason they are more desirable examples of the type. With 1988 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (VF 80, SMQ only prices the less distinct positions for type, at $9,750.00. Scott Catalogue applies a 50% premium for the two better positions) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	15,300.00 SOLD for $6,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1183		1c Blue, Ty. Ia (6). Deep rich Plate 4 color on bright paper, large margins to full, face-free strike of circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE IMPERFORATE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE Ia WITH A LIGHT CANCEL AND MARGINS THAT ALLOW THE FULL TYPE CHARACTERISITICS TO BE SEEN. Stamps printed from Plate 4 were issued in April, May and briefly in June 1857 before perforations were introduced. The relatively small number of imperforate Plate 4 stamps issued during this period explains the rarity and desirability of any of the imperforate stamp types produced from this plate (Ia, Ic, II, III and IIIa). The extremely rare Type Ia, showing the full design at bottom, was furnished only by 18 of the 200 subjects on Plate 4 (the remaining two bottom-row positions were sub-type Ic). With 2009 P.F. certificate (XF 90) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	11,000.00 SOLD for $12,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1184°		1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate 1 Late (7 var). Position 4R1L, original gum, lightly hinged, large even margins, rich color on bright paper EXTREMELY FINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE II FROM PLATE 1 LATE. THIS IS THE ONLY SOUND FOUR-MARGIN ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE WE HAVE SOLD SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS. Position 4R was a Type Ib position on Plate 1 Early. When Plate 1 was reworked by re-entering subjects from the transfer roll and strengthening the tops and bottoms of 199 of the 200 positions, only 4R1L was left without any form of recut. 4R became Type II because some of the design at the bottom was burnished away. However, 4R on Plate 1 Late still shows the complete design at top, and has a strong double transfer from re-entries made when the plate was reworked. Examples of 4R1L are very scarce, and unused copies are rare. This original-gum example is an important rarity for the 1851 Issue specialist. A review of our auction records with Power Search produced a small number of used examples. Only one other original-gum 4R1L turned up, but it is cut into the design at right. An unused pair (no gum) with positions 4R-5R1L was sold in our Hampshire sale (Sale 983). There must be others outside the present scope of our database, but clearly this is an extremely rare item. With 1988 and 2009 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,900.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1185		1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Original gum, lightly hinged, large margins to clear, deep rich color, Extremely Fine, a pretty stamp, with 2004 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90, SMQ $2,400.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,000.00 SOLD for $1,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1186		1c Blue, Ty. II, Major Plate Crack (7 var). Position 2L2, showing major plate crack at right, large margins to just barely touched at upper left, neat grid cancel and also with red Boston circular datestamp, faults including few creases, otherwise Very Fine (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	395.00 SOLD for $120.00 Will close during Public Auction
1187		1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (8A). Plate 4, large and even margins all around, intense shade and impression, face-free strike of blue circular datestamp EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE IIIA FROM PLATE 4. AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND WITH SUCH HUGE MARGINS. Stamps printed from Plate 4 were issued in April-June 1857 before perforations were introduced. The relatively small number of imperforate Plate 4 stamps issued during this period explains the rarity and desirability of any of the imperforate stamp types produced from this plate. With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $4,750.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	950.00 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
1188		1c-3c 1851-57 Issues (9, 24, 26). Blocks of four, first used and with one stamp scuffed, second unused (no gum), third original gum, h.r., bright colors, Fine-Very Fine Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,345.00 SOLD for $450.00 Will close during Public Auction
1189		3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 55L1, large part original gum, h.r., large margins to barely touched at top left, intense color and impression, Very Fine, with 1998 P.S.E. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,250.00 SOLD for $750.00 Will close during Public Auction
1190		3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Recut on right inner line only, large to huge margins including parts of adjoining stamps at top and right, incredibly beautiful intense color, tied by vivid red grid on piece with matching "Cincinnati O. Jul. 13" (1851) circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp and fabulous piece which realized $100 in our October 1972 auction of the Marc Haas collection of used classics off cover, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate, P.S.E. does not assign numerical grades to stamps on piece (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	180.00 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1191		3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Position 41L2E, huge margins to clear including left sheet margin with "ter, Casilier & Co., ANK NOTE EN" portion of imprint, brilliant color, crisp impression, neat strike of "Washington City D.C. Ma?. 16" circular datestamp, tiny scissors-cut in margin at bottom left, Very Fine, scarce with the part imprint, with 2011 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	160.00 SOLD for $375.00 Will close during Public Auction
1192		3c Orange Brown, Ty. II (10A). Large even margins, radiant color nicely complemented by blue circle of wedges cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ $230.00) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	165.00 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction

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