The Lake Shore Collection of United States Stamps and Covers continued...

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. POSITION 7R1E -- THE SEVENTH STAMP IN THE RIGHT PANE OF PLATE 1 EARLY -- IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE 1,000 POSITIONS USED TO PRINT IMPERFORATE ONE-CENT STAMPS THAT SHOWS THE COMPLETE DESIGN (TYPE I). ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH FULL MARGINS AND FAINT CANCELLATION LEAVING THE TYPE I CHARACTERISTICS INTACT AND TOTALLY UNOBSCURED. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE RAREST AND MOST DESIRABLE CLASSIC IMPERFORATE UNITED STATES STAMP.

The published census compiled by Jerome S. Wagshal contains 90 unduplicated records of Scott 5. There are probably no more than ten examples existing outside of the Wagshal census population. Therefore, the 1c 1851 Type I is the rarest of all United States stamps issued regularly prior to the 1868 Grills.

Because of the significance attached to the outer portions of the 1c 1851 design, examples that have been carefully cut apart so as not to impinge on any part of the design, are extremely desirable. The narrow spacing between stamps in the sheet and the users' indifference to the outlying ornamentation during separation are factors that contribute to the great rarity of four-margin examples. Examples of Position 7R1E (Scott 5) with full margins are true rarities. In fact, using the census data, it may be argued that this stamp is among the finest examples known.

Wagshal Census No. 5-CAN-005. Acquired by Gordon N. Usticke (Stanley Gibbons Inc.) in 1941. Ex Matthies. With 1974 and 2001 P.F. certificates. (Image)

FINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MULTIPLE CONTAINING TYPE I, POSITION 7R1E -- THE RAREST AND MOST DESIRABLE OF ALL 1851 ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPES -- AND TYPE IB, POSITION 6R1E, ONE OF THE TWO BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE ON THE PLATE.

According to the Wagshal Census, the following used multiples containing Position 7R1E (Scott 5) are recorded: 7R1E as part of a used pair (on or off cover) -- 9, and 7R1E as part of a used strip of three -- 12. The pair offered here is accompanied by the original cover from which it was removed, which also has a 1c Type II (Wagshal Census No. 5-COV-079).

Ex Terwilliger. With 1954 and 1992 P.F. certificates, neither mentioning repair or faults. Scott Retail as an off-cover combination pair (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A RARE COMBINATION PAIR FROM THE TOP ROW OF PLATE ONE EARLY, CONTAINING TYPES II AND IB.

A full explanation of the creation of Plate 1 Early will help bidders understand the rarity and significance of this 1c 1851 Issue multiple. The top row of the right pane of Plate 1 Early was entered from the T Relief on the original transfer roll (First State T-A-B roller). After the top ten positions were entered, the original transfer roll was replaced with a different transfer roll (T-A-B, Second State), which was used for the remaining rows of the right pane and the entire left pane. Positions 1R and 2R were erased from the plate and re-entered from the T Relief (Second State, with Type II characteristics). Positions 3-6R, 8R and 9R were slightly modified by burnishing small parts of the bottom ornaments, thus creating Type Ib printed stamps. Position 10R was burnished to a greater degree, thus creating a Type II, but 10R is a distinctive Type II, because it has the complete design at top.

Looking at the arrangement of the top row of the right pane of Plate 1 Early, it is apparent that a combination of Type Ib and Type II in horizontal format can only occur where Positions 2-3R and 9-10R are joined. A Type II/Ib combination can also occur in vertical pairs containing one of three Type Ib positions. The pair offered here is an extremely rare Type II-Ib combination that also displays the changeover from the original First State transfer roll to the replacement Second State transfer roll. While both stamps come from the T Relief, Position 3R shows the complete design at top, as it existed on the First State transfer roll, while 2R has the top ornaments incomplete, reflecting the slightly modified version on the Second State transfer roll.

Ex Chapin. With 1976 P.F. certificate. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE IB IMPERFORATE ISSUE. POSITION 8R1E IS ONE OF TWO POSITIONS ON THE PRINTING PLATE THAT FURNISHED THE BEST EXAMPLES OF TYPE IB.

Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp. Six positions on Plate 1 Early 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 burnished away. 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 1992 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE IB.

Type Ib comes from six positions on Plate 1E: Positions 3-6, 8 and 9R1E. The best examples come from Positions 6 and 8R1E.

Photocopy of 1985 P.F. certificate for cover once accompanied (Image)

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE-LOOKING COVER WITH THE SCARCE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE IB FROM ONE OF THE TWO POSITIONS THAT FURNISHED THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE.

With 1998 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT TYPE IA 1851 IMPERFORATE ISSUE ON COVER.

The earliest documented use of a stamp (of any type) from Plate 4 is April 4, 1857. Although the printed dateline of this folded circular is February 1, 1857, it seems unlikely that the stamp was available in proximity to that early date.

With 1980 P.F. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE STRADDLE-PANE MARGIN EXAMPLE OF THE IMPERFORATE ONE-CENT TYPE IA.

With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)