Lot 1173 o
1851, 1¢ blue, type Ib. Position 5R1E, neat town cancel, top margin single with full margins to just into bottom left scroll and plume, rich distinctive color and sharp early impression, small corner crease and trivial small surface scrapes, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive sound example of this very scarce stamp; with clear 1978 and 2004 P.F. certificates.Scott No. 5A $7,000.
Realized: $4,250