Lot 1580 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type II. Position 66R2, neat town cancel, nearly perfect centering, bright color and sharp impression, Extremely Fine and choice; with photocopy of 1980 P.F. certificate for pair.Scott No. 20 $300.
Realized: $240
Lot
1581 
1857, 1¢ blue, type II, cracked plate variety. Position 2L2, tied on small piece by town cancel, s.e. at top, about Fine. Scott No. 20 $800.
Realized: $270
Lot 1582 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Plate 11, town cancel, well centered with design showing full scrolls at bottom and wide break of outer line at top, strong bold color, Very Fine and choice; with 2007 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 22 $575.
Realized: $290
Lot 1583 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Lightly cancelled, rich color, Fine; with 2003 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 22 $550.
Realized: $350
Lot 1584 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Lightly cancelled, deep rich color, fresh and F.-V.F.; with 2000 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 22 $550.
Realized: $200
Lot 1585 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type IIIa. Lightly cancelled, well centered, faint diagonal crease at lower left, Very Fine appearance.Scott No. 22 $550.
Realized: $220
Lot 1586 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type IV, double transfer. Position 1R1L, neat large Boston "Paid" in grid cancel, well centered within unusually large margins, bright color, Extremely Fine, an exceptional example of the double transfer variety.Scott No. 23 $900.
Realized: $500
Lot 1587 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type IV, cracked plate variety. Position 58R1L, town cancel, several nibbed perfs at right, Very Fine centering; with 2005 P.F. certificate for strip.Scott No. 23 $975.
Realized: $260
Lot 1588 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type IV. Position 68R1L, recut top and bottom, town cancel, couple of blunt perfs at lower right, Fine.Scott No. 23 $850.
Realized: $250
Lot
1589 
1857, 1¢ blue, type V. Deep rich color, design clearly showing the type V, fresh and attractive, o.g., never hinged, Fine; with 1997 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 24 $180 for hinged.
Realized: $70