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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib, position 8R1E, light town cancel leaving the design characteristics entirely visible, four large margins to just touching the extreme edge of the bottom left plume, lovely blue pastel shade, Very Fine to Extremely Fine; with 1998 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 5A $11,000.
A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE STAMP WITH POSITION 8R1E BEING ONE OF THE TWO FINEST EXAMPLES SHOWING THE TYPE.
Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp. Six positions on Plate 1 Early provided stamps qualifying as Type Ib -- Positions 3-6R and 8-9R -- distinguished by the complete design at top and nearly complete design at bottom. When first entered on the plate, these six positions (as well as 7R1E) had the complete design at top and bottom. However, small portions of the bottoms were burnished away, with the exception of 7R. Positions 6R and 8R had less of the bottom erased than the other Type Ib positions, and for this reason they are more desirable examples of the type.
A Type Ib with large margins all around is a great rarity, particularly in sound condition.
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Realized: $6,000
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1851, 1¢ blue, type Ia, Position 97R4, huge even margins, deep, fresh color, light town cancellation, Superb; with 1997 P.F. & 2004 P.S.E. certificates, latter Graded Superb 98 (SMQ $90,000).Scott Nos. 6 $9,250.
A SUPERB GEM WHICH IS ONE OF THE GREAT CLASSICS OF THE 19TH CENTURY. THIS IS ONE OF TWO GRADE SUPERB 98 BY THE P.S.E. WITH NONE HIGHER. THE EXAMPLE HERE IN OUR OPINION IS THE FINER OF THE TWO STAMPS.
Produced only from 18 of the 20 subjects in the bottom row of both panes of Plate 4, the 1¢ imperforate, type Ia owes it's rarity to the short three month period that the Plate 4 imperforates where produced.
Realized: $35,000
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1851, 1¢ blue, type II, large even margins including part of next stamps at top and bottom, lovely blue shade, light town cancel, Extremely Fine and attractive; with 1983 & 2020 P.F. certificates, latter Graded XF 90.Scott Nos. 7 $150.
Realized: $250
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1851, 1¢ blue, type III, black town cancel, four large margins clearly showing breaks at top and bottom, deep color, Extremely Fine; with 1992 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 8 $1,500.
Realized: $1,450
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1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa, position 84L4, bold New-York cds, large even margins clearly showing the Type IIIa characteristics, deep color, Extremely Fine; with 1990 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 8A $1,250.
Realized: $725
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1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, huge margins on three sides showing parts of other stamps and margin well clear at bottom, light Mass. town cancel, lovely delicate shade, an Extremely Fine gem; with 1989 & 2020 P.F. certificates, latter Graded XF 90J.Scott Nos. 9 $100.
Realized: $350
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1851 3¢ Issue Calendar, mounted in calendar format, with each bearing a clear central date stamp for each of the 366 days of the year, including the elusive Feb 29th date (the year 1852 was leap year), each stamp hand-selected with the far majority showing a upright date with clear bold central date strikes the rule, many 4-margin examples throughout, includes a few dozen covers and additional "improvement" stamps, Very Fine and choice, a remarkable Complete 1851 3¢ Calendar and one of the finest we have ever offered. Scott Nos. 10-10A, 11-11A Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $6,750
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1851, 3¢ orange brown, type II, bold New York four bar cancel, four nice even margins, deep, rich color, fresh & Extremely Fine; with 1988 P.F. certificate.Scott Nos. 10A $150.
Realized: $210
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4013 
1852, 3¢ dull red, type I, o.g., very lightly hinged, four nice even margins, Extremely Fine and choice; with 1989 P.S.E. certificate. Scott Nos. 11 $250.
Realized: $425
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1856, 5¢ red brown, very light town postmark, four large to huge margins, bright, fresh color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, a lovely stamp; with 1956 B.P.A., 1990 & 2020 P.F. certificates, last Graded VF-XF 85.Scott Nos. 12 $775.
Realized: $575