Lot 2053 o
1851, 1¢ blue, type II, Vertical Pair (Positions 6/16L3), large to huge margins showing portions of adjacent stamps at left, deep rich color and a sharp early impression, neat New Orleans, La. town cancels, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Ishikawa and Wagshal; with 2010 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 7 $775.
AN OUTSTANDING PAIR OF THE 1851 1¢ TYPE II IMPERFORATE FROM PLATE 3. CERTAINLY ONE OF THE FINEST USED MULTIPLES KNOWN TO EXIST FROM THIS PLATE.
Illustrated and described in Chronicle (No. 110, p. 102).
Realized: $2,000