Lot 1910 o
1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib, position 8R1E, town cancels, clear to mostly large margins encompassing design, strong bright plate one early color, light creases and filled thinning in upper right margin, Extremely Fine appearance, an attractive example of this very scarce 1851 1¢ type.Scott No. 5A $14,000.
Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp. Only six positions on Plate 1 Early are Type Ib: Positions 3-6R and 8-9R. Type Ib is distinguished by showing complete design at top and nearly complete design at bottom. All Type Ib stamps are very scarce, and the two best examples (8R offered here and 6R) are rare.
Realized: $3,500