The Dr. Armando Grassi Collection of Classic United States Stamps continued...
1851 1¢ Issue, Types I-IIIa continued...
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Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
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| 2041 |
o |
6 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type Ia. Position 95L4, huge margins all around, rich plate four color enhancing a clear detailed impression on bright paper, neat town cancel struck, Extremely Fine and choice,
ex-Newbury, with 1987 P.F. & 2009 P.S.E. certificates, the later Graded (XF 90, SMQ $18,000) with only eight grading higher.
Scott No. 6; $9,250.
AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 1¢ TYPE IA IMPERFORATE ISSUE WITH
THE TYPE CHARACTERISTICS CLEARLY VISIBLE.
Produced only from 18 of the 20 subjects in the bottom row of both panes of Plate 4, the 1¢ imperforate, type Ia owes it's rarity to the short three month period that the Plate 4 imperforates
where produced. This stamp in sound condition and encompassed by large margins is one of the finest that exists. (Image1)
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Scott $9,250
Selling for...$7,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2042 |
o |
6b |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type Ic, "F" relief. Position 91R4, full well balanced margins all around, rich vibrant color on bright fresh paper, faint unobtrusive strike of town cancel, Extremely Fine,
ex-Hinrichs, with 1980, 1993, 2004 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SMQ $19,500).
Scott No. 6b; $9,000.
AN EXCEPTIONAL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE IC FROM RELIEF "F", POSITION 91R4 - ONE OF
THE TWO BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS SCARCE TYPE.
THIS IS THE SOLE EXAMPLE GRADED 90 BY THE P.S.E. CERT. WITH ONLY ONE GRADED HIGHER IN 95.
Positions 91R and 96R on Plate 4 come from the bottom row and have the full plume at bottom left
and partly complete plume at right (a sub-type of Type Ia). These two are the most desirable examples of Type Ic. Other Type Ic positions on the plate are less distinct. Neinken states that Position 91R4, offered here, yields the best example of the
rare Type Ic. (Image1)
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Scott $9,000
Selling for...$8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2043 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Huge margins showing portions official adjacent stamps on all sides, wonderful rich brilliant color, bold red New York town and French transit date stamp cancels,
simply Superb, ex-Caspary (as a pair), Koppersmith & V. Morris, with 1995 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (Superb 98, SMQ $2,000).
Scott No. 7; $170.
THERE ARE SEVERAL MANUFACTURED EXAMPLES WHICH HAVE
BEEN CUT OUT OF BLOCKS OR STRIPS, WHICH GRADE HIGHER, BUT NONE ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THIS SUPERLATIVE GEM! (Image1)
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Scott $170
Selling for...$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2044 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Position 92L2, faint town and "Milano" (Italy) receiving cancels, large to mostly huge margins showing portions of adjacent stamps top and left, strong bold color,
Superb, with 2011 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7; $150.
AN AMAZING LARGE MARGIN GEM EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE II ISSUE BEARING A FOREIGN TRANSIT MARKING. (Image1)
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Scott $150
Selling for...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2045 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Position 21RIE, left margin straddle-pane single, margins huge showing portions of adjacent stamps at top and right with margins full at bottom, strong bright plate one early
color, socked-on-the-nose small Boston "Paid" in grid and light red town cancels, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Neinken & Wagshal, with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7; $140. (Image1)
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Scott $140
Selling for...$280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2046 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Large margins all around, beautiful rich vibrant color on bright paper, sharp neat town cancel, an Extremely Fine gem, an exquisite used stamp, ex-V.
Morris, with 1984 APS & 2009 P.F. certificates.
Scott No. 7; $150. (Image1)
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Scott $150
Selling for...$210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2047 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Position 9L3, margins huge to full at left, intensely deep dark color on fresh bright paper, light town cancel, Extremely Fine and choice, an exceptional 1851
1¢ Issue from the scarce plate 3.
Scott No. 7; $360. (Image1)
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Scott $360
Selling for...$260.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2048 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Position 6L4, large beautifully balanced margins, wonderful deep rich color and a sharp early impression, neat manuscript cancels, Extremely Fine and choice, a scarce
1851 1¢ issue from plate 4.
Scott No. 7; $900. (Image1)
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Scott $900
Selling for...$270.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2049 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Position 88R3, full to large margins, rich intense color on fresh pristine paper, town cancel, Extremely Fine and choice, a striking used stamp, with 1998 P.F.
certificate.
Scott No. 7; $360. (Image1)
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Scott $360
Selling for...$210.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2050 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Full to large margins, strong bold color, neat blue town cancel, Very Fine and attractive, with 1996 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7; $158. (Image1)
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Scott $158
Selling for...$160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2051 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Position 1R4, large margins all around, deep color, faint town cancels; small tone spot and small sealed tear at top, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1998 P.F.
certificate.
Scott No. 7; $900. (Image1)
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Scott $900
Selling for...$110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2052 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Position 5R3, full to mostly large margins, rich deep color, neat town cancel with 1857 year date; faint trace of tone spot in right margin, Extremely Fine appearance,
with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7; $360. (Image1)
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Scott $360
Selling for...$110.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2053 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Vertical Pair (Positions 6/16L3), large to huge margins showing portions of adjacent stamps at left, deep rich color and a sharp early impression, neat New Orleans, La.
town cancels, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Ishikawa and Wagshal, with 2010 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7; $775.
AN OUTSTANDING PAIR OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE II IMPERFORATE FROM PLATE 3. CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST USED
MULTIPLES KNOWN TO EXIST FROM THIS PLATE.
Illustrated and described in Chronicle (No. 110, p. 102). (Image1)
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Scott $775
Selling for...$1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2054 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Horizontal Pair, neat central strike of "* Savannah, Geo *" town cancel, margins huge to just shaving at top right, rich brilliant color, Very Fine and choice,
a gem pair with this superbly struck townmark, with 2009 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7; $325. (Image1)
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Scott $325
Selling for...$300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2055 |
o |
7 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II. Spectacular Bottom Margin Strip of 3 (positions 97-99L3) shows small light surface plate cracks throughout the strip, ample to large margins with a 14mm sheet margin at bottom,
rich intense plate three color, central town cancel and additional manuscript on right stamp, Extremely Fine, ex-Warner, Ashbrook, Ward, B. D. Phillips, Cowitt, Allan Fox and Eubanks, signed Ashbrook, with 2021 P.F.
certificate.
Scott No. 7; Estimate $10,000 - 15,000.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY EXQUISITE STRIP OF THREE OF THE 1851 1¢ ISSUE STAMPS FROM PLATE 3 WITH AN ENORMOUS BOTTOM MARGIN.
THIS IS THE RENOWNED "WARNER" STRIP, WHICH NEINKEN HAS
DESCRIBED AS "A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE PIECE, PERHAPS THE MOST VALUABLE STRIP OF SURFACE CRACKS FROM THIS PLATE."
This strip is featured and discussed in Neinken's book on pages 224-225. Undoubtedly, it stands as one of the most
remarkable items from the elusive Plate 3. (Image1)
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Est. $10,000-15,000
Selling for...$8,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2056 |
o |
7 var. |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II, big cracked plate flaw. Plate 2. Complete Reconstruction of the Major Crack Plate (Positions 2L2, 12L2-13L2 & 23L2), margins large to just touching, bold colors, neat
unobtrusive town cancels, Very Fine, ex-Koppersmith, all except position 2L2 with P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7 var.; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
A CHOICE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE II SHOWING THE "BIG CRACK" PLATE
FLAW.
The exact cause of the defect is unknown. As the plate was used, the width of the crack expanded due to stress exerted on the plate. This flaw caused the plate to be retired a little over a year after it was made. (Image1)
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Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2057 |
o |
7 var. |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II, plate flaw over "P" of "Postage". Position 5R2, clear to mostly large margins, rich vibrant color on bright paper, faint traces of cancel leaving virtually entire design
visible, Very Fine, a choice example of this plate flaw variety, with 2002 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7 var.; $150 for normal.
(Image1)
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Scott $150 for normal
Selling for...$160.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2058 |
o |
7 var. |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II, double transfer. Position 4R1L, top margin single showing plate bruise in selvage, wide margins showing portions of adjacent stamps on two sides, bright vibrant color, light
town cancel, Extremely Fine and choice, this is the only position on Plate 1 Late that was not recut, ex-Zoellner, signed Ashbrook, with 1987, 2002 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF
90).
Scott No. 7 var.; $360.
A GEM EXAMPLE OF THIS EXTREMELY RARE TYPE II POSITION, WHICH SHOWS THE COMPLETE DESIGN AT TOP AND THE DOUBLE TRANSFER. (Image1)
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Scott $360
Selling for...$400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2059 |
o |
7 var. |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type II, double transfer. Horizontal Pair (Positions 89-90R2) with huge right sheet margin, the left stamp (89R) is the most pronounced double transfer on any U.S. stamp,
clear margins just barely touching plume at top right, rich and intensely deep color, light central strike of Liberty, Texas town cancel, Extremely Fine, a striking sheet margin multiple, ex-Neinken and Wagshal, with 2010
P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 7 var.; $375 for singles. (Image1)
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Scott $375 for singles
Selling for...$300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 2060 |
o |
8 |
 1851, 1¢ blue, type III. Position 99R2. Showing wide breaks in both the top and bottom outer curved lines, blue Petersburg, Va. town cancels, large to huge margins, deep intensely rich color
enhancing a highly detailed impression, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Newbury & Chapin, with 1982, 2003P.F. & 2022 P.S.E. certificates.
Scott No. 8; $5,250.
A CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE III IMPERFORATE FROM THE
THE POSITION BEARING THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE - POSITION 99R2.
DESCRIBED IN THE 1961 SALE OF THE NEWBURY COLLECTION AS, "SUPERB RARITY".
Type III is defined by breaks in the outer lines at both top and bottom. Many Type III
stamps have breaks that were created or enlarged by plate wear. Since the wear occurred over a period of time, the majority of stamps of this type (both unused and used) has small breaks in at least one line. The most notable exception is Position
99R2. According to the Neinken book, "The 99R2 stamp is a fresh entry, that was short transferred both at top and bottom, over an original entry that had been erased… The reason that 99R2 is the finest example of Type III is because of its
very short transfer at top and at bottom, giving us the wide breaks in these lines." (page 184). (Image1)
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Scott $5,250
Selling for...$4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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