Sale 1362 — The El Dorado Collection of Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 7-9 October, 2025
Category — 1c 1851-56 Issue (Scott 5A-9)
1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (8A). Plate 4, huge margins all around including large portions of adjoining stamps at sides, deep rich color, circular datestamp cancel
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1851 IMPERFORATE ONE-CENT TYPE IIIa, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 JUMBO BY P.S.E.
Type IIIa is defined as having a break in outer lines at either top or bottom. The stamp offered here, with a wide break at top and huge margins is an outstanding example of the type. We see a small break in the outer line below the "C" at bottom, which would qualify this stamp as Type III (Scott 8), but we defer to the P.S.E. certificate identifying this as Type IIIa.
With 2015 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95). Only seven grade higher (highest is 98J) and one other shares this desirable grade.
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