Lot 1339 o
1852, 1¢ blue, type IV, recut twice at top and twice at bottom, Pos. 52LIL, four large margins, brilliant color and paper, New York cds cancel, Extremely Fine and choice example of this rarest recut variety, ex-Celler.Scott Nos. 9 var. $240.
The rarest of the Plate 1 recuts, only two positions on the plate show recutting twice at both top and bottom: positions 52L1 and 79L1.
Realized: $425