Auction 56
Lot 169 1861, 1¢ blue, type I (Scott 18), a magnificent straddle-pane single, well centered within enormous margins including parts of 2 other stamps, used with a grid cancel on a neat cover from Fitchburg, Mass. to Provincetown, Mass., with printed enclosure, Very Fine overall, with 2022 P.F. certificate which notes a trivial "small corner crease", a wonderful example of the 1¢ printed matter rate on an unsealed cover. Scott $650. Estimate $400 - 600. |
Realized $325 |
|