Lot 446 o
1851, 1¢ blue, type II. With printed pre-cancel "paid" cancellation, clear to large margins with small sealed tear at top, with 1¢ blue, type IV with printed pre-cancel "PAID" cancellation, large margins to just in at bottom, an F.-V.F. set, of these rare early printed pre-cancels, with similar examples recently discovered on newspaper wrapper from Cleveland, Ohio; each with 2005 P.S.E. certificate.Scott No. 7, 9 $5,300.
Realized: $5,000