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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. POSITION 7R1E -- THE SEVENTH STAMP IN THE RIGHT PANE OF PLATE 1 EARLY -- IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE 1,000 POSITIONS USED TO PRINT IMPERFORATE ONE-CENT STAMPS THAT SHOWS THE COMPLETE DESIGN (TYPE I). A GREAT RARITY.
The published census compiled by Jerome S. Wagshal contains at least 98 unduplicated records of Scott 5. There are probably no more than ten examples existing outside of the Wagshal census population. Therefore, the 1c 1851 Type I is the rarest of all United States stamps issued regularly prior to the 1868 Grills.
An interesting anecdote about this stamp is contained in the Wagshal 7R1E census book. The stamp was acquired by Clifford C. Cole circa 1966 from a dealer's stock, where it was misidentified as Scott No. 7. Mr. Cole informed the dealer and they agreed on a compromise price.
Wagshal Census No. 5-CAN-17. Ex Cole and Smith. With 1967 and 1995 P.F. certificates (Image)
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THE IDEAL STAMP FOR THE COLLECTOR WHO NEEDS SCOTT 5 FOR COMPLETION BUT DOES NOT CARE TO SPEND A FORTUNE ON AN EXAMPLE WITH MARGINS ALL AROUND.
Ashbrook pencil note on back "Plate One Ear(ly), 7R1E This Position Type I". Wagshal Census No. 5-CAN-006. With 1975 P.F. certificate for strip of three. (Image)
VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED ONE-CENT 1851 ISSUE USED MULTIPLE WITH A COMBINATION OF TYPES I, Ib and II. IT IS ALSO THE ONLY 7R1E COVER WITH A "PAID" CANCEL. AN EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE COVER AND OF THE GREATEST RARITY.
Types I and Ib were located exclusively in the top row of the right pane of Plate 1 Early, so it is only possible to have a Type I-Ib combination in a horizontal multiple. The stamps in the second row below Types I and Ib were either Type II or IIIa. Therefore, to obtain a combination of Types I, Ib and II (or IIIa), it is necessary to have a block containing 7R1E, of which there is one known unused, or an L-shaped multiple, such as the strip offered here. This is the only used multiple in this configuration.
According to the Wagshal census book, there are three examples of Scott 5 with the small "Paid" grid and four with the large "Paid" grid. Both cancels were used at Boston. Of the seven known, only the small grid strikes show the complete word "Paid." This is the only complete cover with a "Paid" cancel of any kind. At the time the Wagshal book was published, there was some uncertainty about whether the strip had been left on this cover. At present there are 21 remaining covers with Scott 5, a number which is declining as stamps are removed to meet the demand for off-cover singles.
Wagshal Census No. 5-COV-89. Ex Grunin, Hawley and Smith. With 1987 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)
VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT IMPERFORATE STAMP FROM ONE OF THE POSITIONS THAT YIELDS THE MOST COMPLETE TYPE Ib DESIGN.
Type Ib was produced only as an imperforate stamp. Six positions on Plate 1 Early 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.
Ex Twigg-Smith. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE TWO MOST DISTINCT TYPE Ib POSITIONS, SHOWING COMPLETE DESIGN AT TOP AND VIRTUALLY COMPLETE AT BOTTOM.
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. A Type Ib with large margins all around is a great rarity, and only a handful are attractively cancelled in red. Despite the creases, this is an unusually choice Type Ib.
With 1974 P.F. certificate. For some reason, the Scott Catalogue does not assign a premium for the red grid cancel. (Image)