Lot
1348 
1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib, Position 4R1E, clear margins all around, deep shade and sharp impression, tied by light N.Y. town datestamp on printed Temperance circular titled "The Liquor Trade by E. C. Delavan", which laments the evils of alcohol, to Ithaca N.Y., Very Fine; with 1977 P.F. & 2000 P.S.E. certificates, Ashbrook's pencil plating notes below stamp. Scott Nos. 5A $7,250.
A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THE RARE ONE-CENT 1851 TYPE IB USED TO PROPERLY PAY THE RATE ON A TEMPERANCE CIRCULAR. A WONDERFUL USAGE.
Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp. Six positions on Plate 1 Early furnished stamps qualifying as Type Ib -- Positions 3-6R and 8-9R -- distinguished by the complete design at top and nearly complete design at bottom. When first entered on the plate, these six positions (as well as 7R1E) had the complete design at top and bottom. However, unlike 7R, small portions of the bottoms were burnished away.
Realized: $4,000