Lot 1424 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type II, position 7R12, well centered with wide margins, beautiful color on bright paper, canceled by blue town cds, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Celler.Scott Nos. 20 $340.
Realized: $400
Lot 1425 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type II, plate 2, Relief A, possibly 32R2, strong impression and color on bright paper, canceled by "New-York, Jul 27, 1857" cds, Very Fine and early use from Plate 2 used only one day after EKU, ex-Celler.Scott Nos. 20 $275.
Realized: $450
Lot 1426 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type II, position 1R12, huge wide margins with straddle line s.e. at left, bold red NYFM circular grid cancel, trivial short perf top right, otherwise pretty and Very Fine, ex-Celler.Scott Nos. 20 $360.
Realized: $150
Lot 1427 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type II, plate 12, beautifully centered, rich color with sharp impression, canceled by New York cds, Very Fine, ex-Celler.Scott Nos. 20 $325.
Realized: $170
Lot 1428 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type II, "curl in hair", rejoined horizontal pair, positions 3-4R2 both showing the variety, sharp impressions with rich plate 4 color, neat pen cancel, right stamp small tear, F.-V.F. appearance, a rare pair showing the two positions with this variety, ex-Celler; with 2022 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 20 var. $2,700 as singles.
Realized: $575
Lot
1429 
1857, 1¢ blue, type III, Position 50L4, o.g., centered to bottom, rich color and sharp impression, Fine and scarce original gum example, ex-Celler. Scott Nos. 21 $17,500.
Realized: $7,500
Lot 1430 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type III, Pos. 55L4, well centered with wide margins clearly showing the broken lines at top and bottom, bright color, canceled by Chicago cds, Very Fine, ex-Celler; signed and plated by Ashbrook, with 2022 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 21 $1,500.
A CHOICE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 1¢ TYPE III.
Realized: $1,500
Lot 1431 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type III, position 59L4, E Relief, showing wide break in outer line at top, bright color on crisp paper, well-balanced margins, neat strike of Mobile Ala. cds, a few blunted perfs at upper left from scissors separation, Very Fine and scarce, ex-Wagshal, Celler; with 2022 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 21 $1,500.
Realized: $1,350
Lot
1432 ()
1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa, Block of Twelve, Positions 34-37/44-47/54-57R4, rich color, choice centering for this difficult issue with every position clearly showing a break in the outer frameline at top, no gum, perf separations in top row sensibly reinforced, top stamps with faint horizontal crease, Very Fine appearance, ex-Celler; with 2022 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 22 $35,700 as o.g.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE BLOCK OF TWELVE OF THE 1857 1¢ TYPE IIIA FROM AN EARLY IMPRESSION OF PLATE 4, THE LARGEST TYPE IIIA MULTIPLE RECORDED.
Type IIIa stamps are defined as having the outer line broken at either top or bottom, but not both. As the plate wore away, several positions that started out as Type IIIa became Type III with breaks at both top and bottom. Position 45 in this multiple is one such a position, indicating this block is from an early impression. From the early impressions of plate 4, there is the possibility of a block of 15 if the three Type IIIa stamps from next column are included, but no Type IIIa only block of fifteen exists. This is a remarkable all type IIIa multiple of incalculable rarity.
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Realized: $6,500
Lot 1433 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa, light grid cancel, well centered amid nicely balanced margins, rich bright color, Very Fine, choice so nice; with 1997 P.S.E. certificate.Scott Nos. 22 $475.
Realized: $350