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The Scarsdale Collection, Part Five: Used United States 1847-69 Issues continued...

1851-56 Issue
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
2003   image1c Blue, Ty. I (5). Position 7R1E, huge margins including portion of adjoining stamp at bottom, just touched at left, rich color in the distinctive bright Plate 1 Early shade, proof-like impression, neat strike of blue "Richmond Va. Nov. 24" circular datestamp leaves design at bottom and double transfer at top right clearly visible

EXTREMELY FINE. QUITE PROBABLY THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF SCOTT NO. 5 IN EXISTENCE, AND ONE OF ONLY A FEW SOUND EXAMPLES. POSITION 7R1E -- THE SEVENTH STAMP IN THE RIGHT PANE OF PLATE ONE EARLY -- IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE 1,000 POSITIONS USED TO PRINT IMPERFORATE ONE-CENT STAMPS THAT SHOWS THE COMPLETE DESIGN (TYPE I). ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE BLUE RICHMOND CIRCULAR DATESTAMP. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE RAREST AND MOST DESIRABLE CLASSIC IMPERFORATE UNITED STATES STAMP.

The published census compiled by Jerome S. Wagshal contains 90 unduplicated records of Scott 5. There has been one addition to the Wagshal census, and there are probably no more than ten examples existing outside of the census population. Therefore, the 1c 1851 Type I is the rarest of all United States stamps issued regularly prior to the 1868 Grills.

Because of the significance attached to the outer portions of the 1c 1851 design, rare types that have been carefully cut apart, so as not to impinge on any part of the design, are extremely desirable. The narrow spacing between stamps in the sheet and the users' indifference to the outlying ornamentation during separation are factors that contributed to the great rarity of four-margin examples. The example offered here comes from the "Warner strip" of Positions 7-9R1E, which was cut apart with a view towards preserving the margins of this stamp. Examples of Position 7R1E (Scott 5) with large right and bottom margins, where there was very little space between it and the adjoining stamps, are true rarities. In fact, using the census data, it may be argued that this stamp is among the two or three finest sound examples known.

Wagshal Census No. 5-CAN-047. Ex Caspary, Twigg-Smith and Hinrichs. With 1976 and 2001 P.F. certificates. (Image)

55,750.00

SOLD for $375,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2004   image1c Blue, Ty. Ib (5A). Position 6R1E, huge margins to clear, brilliant color on bright paper, neat and unobtrusive strike of Providence R.I. circular datestamp, detailed Plate 1 Early impression

EXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE IB FROM PLATE ONE EARLY. POSITION 6R1E IS ONE OF TWO POSITIONS ON THE PRINTING PLATE THAT FURNISHED THE BEST EXAMPLES OF TYPE IB.

Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp from Plate 1 Early. Six positions on Plate 1E furnished stamps qualifying as Type Ib -- Positions 3-6R and 8-9R -- distinguished by the complete design at top and nearly complete design at bottom. When first entered on the plate, these six positions (as well as 7R1E) had the complete design at top and bottom. However, unlike 7R, small portions of the bottoms were burnished away. Positions 6R and 8R had less of the bottom erased than the other Type Ib positions, and for this reason they are more desirable examples of the type.

All Type Ib stamps are very scarce, and the two best examples (6R and 9R) are rare. These top-row positions usually have an ample top margin, but frequently the margins are close or cutting into the sides or bottom. The example offered here is a condition rarity.

With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

15,000.00

SOLD for $37,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
2005   image1c Blue, Ty. Ia (6). Position 100R4, huge margins incl. large part of bottom right corner sheet margin, ample at left, dark rich color and sharp proof-like impression, neat strike of circular datestamp leaves the key Type Ia design elements at bottom completely unobscured

EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 IMPERFORATE ONE-CENT TYPE IA, ONE OF THE RARITIES FURNISHED BY PLATE FOUR.

Stamps printed from Plate 4 were issued in April, May and briefly in June 1857 before perforations were introduced. The relatively small number of imperforate Plate 4 stamps issued during this period explains the rarity and desirability of any of the imperforate stamp types produced from this plate (Ia, Ic, II, III and IIIa). The extremely rare Type Ia, showing the full design at bottom, was furnished only by 18 of the 200 subjects on Plate 4 (the remaining two bottom-row positions were sub-type Ic).

With 1989 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)

12,500.00

SOLD for $27,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2006   image1c Blue, Ty. II (7). Huge margins incl. significant portions of adjoining stamps at sides, clear at bottom, beautiful bright Plate 1 Early color on crisp paper, neat strike of circular datestamp, Very Fine and choice, with 2001 P.F. certificate (Image) 170.00

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
2007   image1c Blue, Ty. III (8). Position 46L4, large margins all around incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, deep rich color, well-struck Mobile Ala. circular datestamp, showing clear and wide breaks at top and bottom (the defining characteristic of the type)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE IMPERFORATE 1851 ONE-CENT TYPE III. RARE WITH SUCH WIDE BREAKS AT TOP AND BOTTOM. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE.

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, a majority of stamps of this type (both unused and used) have small breaks in at least one line. The example offered here, with wide breaks in both lines, is a great rarity

With 1991 P.S.E. and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)

3,250.00

SOLD for $14,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2008   image1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (8A). Huge margins all around incl. parts of adjoining stamps at sides, beautiful bright Plate 1 Early color, wide break at top, light strike of town datestamp

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 IMPERFORATE ONE-CENT TYPE IIIA FROM PLATE ONE EARLY.

Type IIIa is defined as having a break in outer lines at either top or bottom. The example offered here, which clearly shows the bottom line complete and top line with wide break, is a superb example of the type.

Ex Drucker. With 1983 and 2002 P.F. certificates. (Image)

1,000.00

SOLD for $2,300.00
Will close during Public Auction
2009   image1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 97L1L, major double transfer, enormous margins all around incl. sheet margin at bottom and part of adjoining stamps on three sides, rich color, bold strike of grid cancel

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT USED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE TYPE IV FROM POSITION 97L1L, WITH MAJOR DOUBLE TRANSFER AT BOTTOM. A SUPERB STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT.

During the course of entering subjects on printing plate, the siderographer would sometimes have to burnish out and re-enter a position if his original entry was either out of alignment or a poor impression. If the earlier entry was not completely erased, the printed impression would show evidence of the multiple transfer (usually double, sometimes triple). On the stamp offered here, this is noticeable in the lettering at bottom.

With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)

140.00

SOLD for $2,700.00
Will close during Public Auction
2010   image3c Orange Brown (10). Position 3R1i, large to huge margins incl. sheet margin at top and part of adjoining stamp at bottom, deep rich color and proof-like impression on bright paper, nicely complemented by blue grid cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 1992 and 2006 P.F. certificates (Image) 143.00

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
2011   image3c Dull Red (11). Enormous margins incl. significant portions of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, brilliant color, neat strike of circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1984 and 2001 P.F. certificates (Image) 14.00

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
2012   image5c Red Brown (12). B Relief from either the second or sixth row of the plate, large even margins all around, brilliant color on crisp paper, face-free circular datestamps

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1856 ISSUE WITH FACE-FREE CANCEL.

With 1988 and 2001 P.F. certificates (Image)

950.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
2013   image10c Green, Ty. I (13). Large margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at right, intense shade and detailed impression on crisp paper, unobtrusive circular datestamp cancel

EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1855 10-CENT TYPE I IMPERFORATE.

With 2000 P.F. certificate. (Image)

900.00

SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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