1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Very
well-centered, beautiful mottled impression typical of Plate 12 printing,
well-struck vivid red New York carrier cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a
beautiful stamp, with 1999 P.F. certificate
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1c Blue, Ty. Ia (19).
Position 95L4 with bottom sheet margin, centered to right though
still showing most of bottom ornaments, large part original gum, h.r.,
fresh color on bright paper, small tear at top and diagonal
creaseVERY FINE APPEARING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE TYPE IA.
The Type Ia stamps were produced from 18 positions in the bottom row of plate 4. The most distinctive feature of Plate 4 is that the top row was entered with the designs complete at top (Type II), and the bottom row was entered with designs complete or nearly complete at bottom (Types Ia and Ic). Although the plate layout provided sufficient space for perforations, the height of the top-row and bottom-row designs was larger than others in the sheet, which resulted in perforations cutting into either the top or bottom rows, depending on which direction the sheet was fed into the perforator. Type Ia and Ic stamps from the bottom row are almost always cut into at bottom, an unfortunate situation for collectors because the bottom part of the design is what makes Type Ia and Ic stamps desirable. This original-gum example with sheet margin at bottom is a great rarity.
Ex Ishikawa. With 1960 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. II (20).
Horizontal pair, top row of Plate 4, perfectly centered with full
design at top, dark shade, fine impression, tied by "New Orleans La."
circular datestamp on 1859 blue folded cover to Genova, Italy, ms.
"Open Circular", ms. due marking, red Genova backstamp, Extremely
Fine Gem pair, the top row of Plate 4 furnished the finest Type II stamps
with full design at top (their counterparts from the bottom row are Type Ia
stamps, displaying full bottom design), this pair plates most closely to
Positions 9-10R4 -- multiples of top-row Plate 4 stamps, perforated or
imperforate, are extremely rare, and this superb perforated pair on a
circular-rate cover to Italy ranks among the very finest examples -- with
1998 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Blue, Ty. III (21).
Position 68R4, deep rich color, black grid cancel, remarkably well-centered
for this early perforated stamp and clearly showing breaks at top and
bottom, Extremely Fine and choice, with 1974 A.P.S. and 1997 P.F.
certificates (Image)
3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Block
of four, original gum, h.r., proof-like impression, intense shade on bright
paper, centered to top, top left stamp trivial natural inclusionFINE. A VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF THE TYPE I PERFORATED 3-CENT 1857 ISSUE.
With 1953 Miro certificate (Image)
5c Orange Brown, Ty. II
(30). Rich color, well-centered with wide margins, neat red grid
cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A RARE USED STAMP WITH SUCH WIDE MARGINS.
Small red backstamp. With 1994 P.F. certificate (Image)
5c Red Brown (28).
Horizontal pair with part of left sheet margin, each stamp perfectly
centered with wide margins all around, deep rich color, tied by large blue
rectangle of squares, matching "Marysville Cal. Dec. 7" circular datestamp
on cover to Shelbyville Ill., ms. "Overland Los Angeles" route
designation, backflap removed, slight edge wear, Extremely Fine Gem pair --
truly remarkable centering and color -- cancelled by the Marysville grid
ingeniously designed to cancel two stamps at once
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