Lot 2042 o
1851, 1¢ blue, type Ic, "F" relief, Position 91R4, full well balanced margins all around, rich vibrant color on bright fresh paper, faint unobtrusive strike of town cancel, Extremely Fine, ex-Hinrichs; with 1980, 1993, 2004 P.F. & 2008 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (XF 90, SMQ $19,500).Scott No. 6b $9,000.
AN EXCEPTIONAL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE IC FROM RELIEF "F", POSITION 91R4 - ONE OF THE TWO BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS SCARCE TYPE.
THIS IS THE SOLE EXAMPLE GRADED 90 BY THE P.S.E. CERT. WITH ONLY ONE GRADED HIGHER IN 95.
Positions 91R and 96R on Plate 4 come from the bottom row and have the full plume at bottom left and partly complete plume at right (a sub-type of Type Ia). These two are the most desirable examples of Type Ic. Other Type Ic positions on the plate are less distinct. Neinken states that Position 91R4, offered here, yields the best example of the rare Type Ic.
Realized: $17,000