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1851, 1¢ blue, type I, position 7R1E, very faint manuscript and small portion of red town cancel leaving the design almost completely unobscured, with full top sheet margin and ample to just shaving bottom left plume and touching ball leaving design virtually complete, strong and distinctively bright plate one early color, small corner crease at top right away from printed design & tiny surface scrapes at bottom right (both of which are truly insignificant), Extremely Fine, this stamp was acquired in 1941 by Stanley Gibbons owner Gordon N. Usticke, ex-Matthies, N. Hubbard & "Lake Shore"; with 1974 & 2001 P.F. certificates.Scott No. 5 $55,000.
A WONDERFULLY LIGHTLY CANCELED USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE I ISSUE FROM POSITION 7 ON THE RIGHT PANE OF PLATE ONE EARLY - ONE OF THE FEW MARGINAL EXAMPLES SHOWING VIRTUALLY THE COMPLETE DESIGN.
According to the Jerome S. Wagshal census of the Scott #5 (this example being 5-CAN-005) there are only 98 examples in all recorded. This example is one of a small handful of examples showing the complete design. Position 7R1E is the only position on any of the 1¢ Imperforate plates to show the true Type I with the complete design as it existed on the original die. This example, with wide sheet margin at top, very light cancellations leaving design almost completely unobscured and a virtually complete design makes this example one of the finest extant.
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Realized: $28,000
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3012 
1851, 1¢ blue, type II, o.g., very lightly hinged, large nicely balanced margins, deep bold color and crisp impression, very fresh, Extremely Fine, a lovely mint 1851 1¢ issue; with 2000 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 7 $1,000.
A WONDERFUL GEM, WHICH IS NOT PARTICULARLY RARE, BUT TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL GUM IS TRULY REMARKABLE.
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Realized: $1,350
Lot 3013 o
1851, 1¢ blue, type II, position 100R2, bold central New York town cancel, huge margins showing portions of adjacent stamps at left and top with full sheet margins and right and bottom, deep rich color on fresh, a Superb gem; with 2021 P.F. certificate Graded (Superb Gem 100, SSV $3,500).Scott No. 7 $150.
AN OUTSTANDING USED GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE II ISSUE.
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Realized: $1,450
Lot 3014 o
1851, 1¢ blue, type II, horizontal pair (positions 2-3L4), neat town cancels, large to huge margins showing portion of adjacent stamp at left, intensely deep plate four color, Extremely Fine and choice, an exceptional and very scarce 1851 1¢ multiple from the short-lived plate four; with 2011 P.S.E. certificate Graded (XF 90).Scott No. 7 $2,100.
This pair owes its rarity to the short three month period that the Plate 4 imperforates where produced.
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Lot 3015 o
1851, 1¢ blue, type II, corner margin vertical pair (positions 1/11RIE), light Mobile, Ala. town cancels, large to huge margins showing portions of adjacent stamps at right and bottom, with full sheet margins and left and top, bright vibrant color, an Extremely Fine gem, with top stamp being a superb jumbo, ex-Newbury; with 2011 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 7 $325.
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1851, 1¢ blue, types III & II, right margin horizontal pair (positions 19-20R1E, types III, II), full to large margins with wide sheet margin, bright vibrant plate one early color, light unobtrusive town cancels, Extremely Fine and choice; with 2000 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 8, 7 $1,650 for singles.
A CHOICE MARGINAL PAIR OF THE 1851 1¢ IMPERFORATE ISSUE WITH TYPE III & II COMBINATION.
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Realized: $2,000
Lot 3017 o
1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa, plate 4, showing wide break in top outer curved line, large to huge margins, deep rich color, light town cancel, Extremely Fine to Superb; with 2000 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $4,500).Scott No. 8A $1,250.
AN OUTSTANDING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE IIIA IMPERFORATE ISSUE FROM PLATE FOUR.
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Lot 3018 o
1851, 1¢ blue, type IIIa, position 18R4, showing wide break at top, neat manuscript cancel, huge margins with portions of adjacent stamps at sides, beautiful deep rich color on bright paper, Extremely Fine to Superb, ex-"Tahoe" and Eubanks; with 1981, 2002 P.F. (for strip of 3) & 2008 P.F. certificates, the latter Graded (XF-Superb 95).Scott No. 8A $400 for pen cancel.
AN EXCEPTIONAL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 1¢ IMPERFORATE TYPE IIIA FROM PLATE 4, BOASTING REMARKABLY GENEROUS MARGINS - A STAMP OF CONSIDERABLE RARITY AND DIFFICULTY TO ACQUIRE.
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Realized: $1,350
Lot
3019
1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, recut once at top and twice at bottom, position 46R1L, o.g. (small bit of gum loss, not mentioned on clear certs), margins full to large, bright and fresh with deep bold color, Extremely Fine and choice; with 1997 & 2002 P.F. certificates.Scott No. 9 $800.
A CHOICE ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1852 1¢ TYPE IV IMPERFORATE ISSUE.
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Lot 3020 o
1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, Pos. 40L1L, enormous margins all around including right straddle pane margin and part of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, rich color, attractive blue town cancel, Superb, ex-Vogel; with 2011 P.F. & 2017 P.S.E. certificates, latter Graded Superb 98 Jumbo, SMQ $1,900.Scott No. 9 $100.
AN OUTSTANDING GEM EXAMPLE WITH BRIGHT COLOR COMPLIMENTED BY BLUE TOWN POSTMARK AND ENORMOUS MARGINS.
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Realized: $750