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Sale 122
Lot 568
U.S., General Issues, 1851, 1¢ Blue, Pos. 7R1E, Type I on Cover, #5, on partly printed envelope, trifle reduction at left, "cover with some creasing", adhesive "diagonal crease", very attractive usage of this extraordinarily rare classic stamp tied by "Cincinnati, O APR 7" postmark, to Mt. Vernon, IL, identified on back. Ashbrook found only one position among 1000 entries on Plates 1E, 1L, 2, 3 and 4 that met this requirement; Pos. 7R1E. The fact that only one position met the Type I criteria is why Scott 5, a Type I imperforate stamp, is so rare. The Wagshal census of Scott 5 contains nearly 100 unduplicated records of stamps in singles and multiples, on and off cover. Therefore, #5 is the rarest of all U.S. regular issues prior to the 1868 Grills, and fewer than 20 covers survive, signed Ashbrook, Ex Siegel 1984 Rarity sale. 1990, 2020 P.F. certs.
Scott $110,000. A very rare cover .
Estimate $7,500-10,000.
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