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**1857-60 Issue**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
1103		1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Original gum, pretty shade, Very Fine for this issue (Image)	2,200.00	1,500.00
1104		1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Unused (no gum), choice centering, light horizontal crease, appears Extremely Fine (Image)	900.00	240.00
1105		1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Unused pair (no gum), exceptionally well-centered, small faults including light crease, short perf and tiny thin spot, otherwise Extremely Fine appearance (Image)	1,800.00	250.00
1106		1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Remarkably well-centered, choice pastel color complemented by neat red town datestamp, Extremely Fine (Image)	685.00	1,400.00
1107		1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Choice centering, pretty pastel shade, light strike of target cancel, single short perf at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	650.00	105.00
1108		1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Three wide margins, blue "Balto. Paid" cancel, Very Fine and attractive (Image)	660.00	350.00
1109		1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Near perfect centering, "Paid" cancel, trivial light corner crease, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)	675.00	375.00
1110		1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Dark shade, prominent plate bruise in "One", bold red New York carrier cancel, single nibbed perf at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	735.00	425.00
1111		1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 95R4, choice centering with large part of the bottom plumes visible, light strike of town datestamp, intense shade and proof-like impression, a very early state of the plate with clearly defined plating marks including the vertical layout line along right ornaments VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1857 ONE-CENT PERFORATED TYPE Ia STAMP. Due to narrow spacing on the plate, most examples of this stamp have part of the type characteristics cut away by the perforations. The stamp offered here is one of the few known used examples with choice centering and a light cancel. It is an obvious early impression from Plate 4. Signed Ashbrook. With 1984 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)	8,000.00	13,500.00
1112		1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Dark Plate 4 shade, stitch watermark, clear impression, unobtrusively cancelled by town datestamp, bottom perfs a trifle blunt due to scissors separation, a few clipped perfs at lower right, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	8,000.00	1,500.00
1113		1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 97R4, ms. "X" cancel, dark Plate 4 shade, bottom perfs in but other margins nicely balanced, faint crease and small thin, otherwise Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)	3,750.00	1,000.00

1857-60 Issue

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

1103

1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Original gum, pretty shade, Very Fine for this issue (Image)

2,200.00

1,500.00

1104

1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Unused (no gum), choice centering, light horizontal crease, appears Extremely Fine (Image)

900.00

240.00

1105

1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Unused pair (no gum), exceptionally well-centered, small faults including light crease, short perf and tiny thin spot, otherwise Extremely Fine appearance (Image)

1,800.00

250.00

1106

1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Remarkably well-centered, choice pastel color complemented by neat red town datestamp, Extremely Fine (Image)

685.00

1,400.00

1107

1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Choice centering, pretty pastel shade, light strike of target cancel, single short perf at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

650.00

105.00

1108

1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Three wide margins, blue "Balto. Paid" cancel, Very Fine and attractive (Image)

660.00

350.00

1109

1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Near perfect centering, "Paid" cancel, trivial light corner crease, Extremely Fine appearance (Image)

675.00

375.00

1110

1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Dark shade, prominent plate bruise in "One", bold red New York carrier cancel, single nibbed perf at bottom, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

735.00

425.00

1111

1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 95R4, choice centering with large part of the bottom plumes visible, light strike of town datestamp, intense shade and proof-like impression, a very early state of the plate with clearly defined plating marks including the vertical layout line along right ornaments

VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1857 ONE-CENT PERFORATED TYPE Ia STAMP.

Due to narrow spacing on the plate, most examples of this stamp have part of the type characteristics cut away by the perforations. The stamp offered here is one of the few known used examples with choice centering and a light cancel. It is an obvious early impression from Plate 4.

Signed Ashbrook. With 1984 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)

8,000.00

13,500.00

1112

1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Dark Plate 4 shade, stitch watermark, clear impression, unobtrusively cancelled by town datestamp, bottom perfs a trifle blunt due to scissors separation, a few clipped perfs at lower right, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

8,000.00

1,500.00

1113

1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19). Position 97R4, ms. "X" cancel, dark Plate 4 shade, bottom perfs in but other margins nicely balanced, faint crease and small thin, otherwise Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,750.00

1,000.00