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 1c Blue, Ty. V (24). Virtually complete reconstructions of the left and right panes of Plate 7, lacking only seven positions on the left pane and 14 positions on the right pane, includes
Positions 36L and 65L which had not been plated at the time of the Neinken book's printing, left pane includes 15 overlapping positions and also some unused incl. block of twelve, right pane includes 11 overlapping positions and ten unused stamps
in blocks, left pane shows all of imprint and "No.", right pane shows most of imprint, many better positions represented incl. 71R7 plate flaw, all six curl positions, range of cancels incl. circular datestamps, manuscript, grids,"Paid",
target, usual plating qualityAN UNPRECEDENTED OFFERING OF THE ASHBROOK-NEINKEN PLATE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT PANES OF PLATE SEVEN, WHICH INCLUDES ALMOST ALL OF THE MAJOR VARIETIES ON THE PLATE. If one accepts the theory that
Plates 5, 7 and 8 were created by Toppan Carpenter expressly to accommodate newly-introduced perforations (and not Plate 4, as previously believed) -- a theory espoused by Jerome S. Wagshal (see "U.S. 1-Cent Stamp of 1857: A New Look at Plate
5", The American Philatelist, Jan. 1970) -- then this plate reconstruction of Plate 7 assumes even greater philatelic significance. Plate 7 material is very scarce, and this virtually complete reconstruction represents years of dedicated
effort by Ashbrook, Neinken and Wagshal. Ex Ashbrook and Neinken (Image) Search for
comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
E. 7,500-10,000
SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
