Lot 3086 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type III, Plate 4, exceptionally well centered within beautiful large margins, intense color and impression on bright paper, neatly canceled by two partial New Orleans town cds, fresh and Extremely Fine gem, ex-Merlin; with 2011 P.S.E. certificate graded (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $9,750).Scott No. 21 $1,500.
A STUNNING GEM USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1¢ TYPE III 1857 ISSUE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY THE P.S.E. - THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
Vertical spacing on plate 4 normally yields stamps with perforations cutting into the design. This stamp has such extraordinarily wide margins that type characteristic breaks at both top and bottom are clearly visible.
Realized: $7,000