Lot 2106 o
1851, 1¢ blue, type III, position 99R2, bottom margin single, neat New Orleans, La. town cancel, wide margins all around with full selvage at bottom, deep bold color, small thin spots and faint horizontal crease, Extremely Fine appearance.Scott No. 8 $5,250.
AN EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE III IMPERFORATE FROM THE THE POSITION BEARING THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE - POSITION 99R2.
The 99R2 was a fresh entry over an original entry on the plate (portions of which can be seen in the right scrolls), which was short transferred at both the top and bottom. Because of this very short transfer at top and bottom of the design, it produced the widest breaks in the top and bottom outer lines, giving us the finest example of type III.
Realized: $1,050