1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A).
Position 6R1E, large margins to barely in at bottom left incl. part of
sheet margin at top, beautiful bright shade and impression from Plate 1
Early, complemented by bright blue "Charleston S.C. Paid Apr. 24"
(1852) circular datestampVERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE IB, POSITION 6R1E, WHICH SHOWS THE DESIGN COMPLETE AT TOP AND NEARLY COMPLETE AT BOTTOM.
Type Ib comes from only six positions on Plate 1E: Positions 3-6, 8 and 9R1E. The best examples of Type Ib come from Positions 6R1E and 8R1E.
With 1961 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A).
Position 4R1E, ample to large margins almost all around, bright Plate 1
Early shade, red grid cancel centered on stamp, horizontal crease
and expert repair, Very Fine looking example of this rare 1c type, with
1985 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. Ia (6).
Margins virtually all around, dark Plate 4 shade, two small light vertical
pen stroke cancels, pressed vertical crease ending in tiny tear, Fine
appearance, with 1949 P.F. certificate
(Image)
1c Blue, Ty. Ia (6).
Large margins to in at top and left, rich color, neat strike of Mobile
cancel, light horizontal crease, repaired tear at top right, otherwise
Fine, with 1992 P.S.E. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. Ic (6b).
Position 82R4, three ample to large margins, slightly in at right,
beautiful intense Plate 4 color, unobtrusive face-free cancel, Very Good
example of this scarce type, with 2000 P.S.E. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Block of four, unused (no gum), clear to huge margins including left
sheet margin, bright color, Very Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate,
Scott Retail as four singles without gum, block of four with original gum
catalogs $5,500.00 (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Plate 1E, ample to huge margins incl. bottom sheet margin and traces
of adjoining stamp at left, blue grid cancel, bright early shade,
Extremely Fine, a lovely sheet-margin stamp from Plate 1 Early with 2004
P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7).
Plate 3, ample to mostly huge margins, intense color, neat town datestamp,
Very Fine, an uncommonly choice and scarce example from this short-lived
plate, with 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II, Plate Crack
(7 var). Position 2L2, large margins all around, deep rich color,
face-free cancel which leaves large plate crack at right clearly visible,
thin spot at top, appears Extremely Fine, attractive example of this
dramatic variety (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Huge
margins to slightly in at top, fresh color, bold "(Green) Island, N.
(Y.)" two-line datestamp with "1857" as the second line (month struck
off of the stamp), a very rare cancel, straightline cancels are sometimes
seen on 3c 1851's, but almost never on 1c stamps
(Image)
1c Blue, Ty. IIIa-III
(8A-8). Positions 77-78R4, the right stamp Ty. III, full to large
margins, intense Plate 4 shade, light Mobile Ala. town
datestampEXTREMELY FINE. A HIGHLY DESIRABLE AND EXCEPTIONALLY CHOICE ONE-CENT 1851 COMBINATION PAIR.
Signed Bloch (with 1961 Friedl certificate) (Image)