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United States Stamps continued...

1c-5c 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-30A)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
589° nh Image1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Plate 12, C Relief, Mint N.H., radiant color and crisp impression, choice centering for this difficult issue with the type characteristics clearly visible

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS QUITE PROBABLY THE FINEST MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 PERFORATED ONE-CENT TYPE I, WHICH COMES ONLY FROM PLATE 12. THIS MAGNIFICENT STAMP IS GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE ONLY GRADED MINT NEVER-HINGED STAMP IN THE P.S.E. POPULATION REPORT, AND THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED IN ANY CATEGORY.

The defining characteristic of Type I is that the entire design is printed, including the scrolls and plumes at bottom. Among the plates used to print imperforate stamps, only one position out of 1,000 can claim that honor (Position 7R1E, Scott No. 5, offered as lot 4 in this sale). Type I perforated stamps are only known from certain positions on Plate 12. Due to the narrow spacing between perforations and difficulties of production, this issue is usually found with part of the design cut off by the perforations. The wide margins of this stamp leave the Type I characteristics around the perimeter almost completely intact.

With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; unpriced in SMQ in Mint N.H. condition. The highest price in SMQ is for a hinged 90, which is not even remotely relevant.). The highest grade awarded in any category is 95 (eight used plus this N.H. example). We have offered only half a dozen other Mint N.H. examples since keeping computerized records, and probably none would grade higher than 75 or 80. Scott Retail as hinged (Image)

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$ 2,100.00

SOLD for $11,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
590° og Image1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Top row of Plate 11, T Relief, original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered with wide margins all around, deep rich color and proof-like impression

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN EXTRAORDINARY 1857 PERFORATED ONE-CENT STAMP WITH IMMENSE MARGIN WIDTH. SUPERB IN EVERY RESPECT AND WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF A TYPE II PLATE 11 STAMP IN EXISTENCE.

According to Neinken, Toppan, Carpenter produced Plates 11 and 12 in November 1860 to replace plates that had become too worn for use. In laying down the new plates, Toppan, Carpenter evidently abandoned the six-relief transfer roll and used two different three-relief rolls. With recent scholarship revising some of the old accepted concepts about 1851-57 plate production, we will go no further in explaining the mechanics of Plate 11, from which this stamp was printed.

Some of the unusual features of Type II stamps from the top row of Plate 11 are seen in this example. The strong horizontal and vertical guidelines and guide dots are visible at the upper right. The enormous margins show the complete T Relief (Type II) characteristics. This relief was used to enter only the top row (20 subjects), and the Neinken book (p. 467) notes, "The design of the T relief was a perfect example of Type II, and in this respect, none of the plates furnished finer examples of this type than those from the top row of Plate 11. They are quite scarce, as the plate was only in use slightly over six months. In addition, each sheet of 200 stamps only furnished 20 of these scarce top row Type II stamps."

Ex "Scarsdale". With 2002 P.F. certificate. The Scott Catalogue premium for an unused Type II stamp from Plate 11 is insufficient, in our opinion. (Image)

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$ 1,750.00

SOLD for $4,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
591   Image1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 2, stitch watermark, choice centering, dark shade on bright white paper, grid cancel, Extremely Fine, signed Ashbrook, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 275.00

SOLD for $350.00
Will close during Public Auction
592   Image1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Rich Plate 2 color, light strike of double-circle New York City carrier datestamp, well-balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, ex Hansen, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 275.00

SOLD for $180.00
Will close during Public Auction
593 ng Image1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 12, unused (regummed), rich color, light corner crease at bottom right, Fine appearance (Image)

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850.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
594   Image1c Blue, Ty. III (21). Plate 4, well-centered, intense color and impression, lightly cancelled, small margin thin at right, Very Fine appearance (Image)

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$ 1,750.00

SOLD for $160.00
Will close during Public Auction
595 ng Image1c Blue, Ty. IV (23). Plate 1L, recut once at top and bottom, unused (regummed), rich color, few faults, appears Fine (Image)

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4,250.00

SOLD for $275.00
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596 og Image3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Original gum, bright color, faint horizontal crease at top, tiny ink spot at right center, otherwise Fine, from our Sale 352 (April 1969) (Image)

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2,750.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
597 og Image3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Original gum, dark color on fresh paper, short perf at bottom, Very Fine, with clear 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 2,750.00

SOLD for $800.00
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598   Image3c Rose, Ty. I (25). Deep rich color, choice centering with wide balanced margins, sharp face-free circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, a gorgeous stamp, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 175.00

SOLD for $350.00
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599° nh Image3c Dull Red, Ty. IV (26A). Mint N.H., outstanding centering for this tightly spaced issue, rich color, post-office fresh in every respect

EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED, CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1857 TYPE IV.

A review using Power Search reveals how rare this better type is in Mint N.H. condition. We have not sold another example since keeping computerized records.

With 2017 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; unpriced in SMQ in Mint N.H. condition). This is one of only three examples to achieve this grade, with none higher. Scott Retail as hinged (Image)

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$ 600.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

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