Lot
2092 
1857, 1¢ blue, type Ia, position 100L4, full o.g., remarkably wide margins with wide break in outer line at top and full scrolls clearly visible at bottom, beautiful deep rich color enhancing this nearly complete design, reperfed at right, Extremely Fine appearance; with 1988 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 19 $42,500 for the grade of fine.
AN EXCEPTIONAL APPEARING MINT ORIGINAL GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 1¢ TYPE IA ISSUE AND CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST APPEARING EXAMPLES EXTANT.
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: $10,000