Lot 2206 o
1857, 1¢ blue, type II, major cracked plate, Position 23L2, exceptionally centered, rich intensely deep color, with full long perforations all around, light grid cancel and a tiny manuscript ink spot at top right, Extremely Fine; with 1973 & 2008 P.F. certificates.Scott No. 20 var. $1,400.
AN OUTSTANDING STAMP WITH THIS VERY DISTINCTIVE PLATE VARIETY.