**Plate Twelve (A and B Relief, Type II, Scott 20)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1565		1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Positions 5-6/15-16L12, B Relief, block of four, original gum with adherences covering significant portion, bright color, bottom left stamp tear at right FINE APPEARANCE. A BRIGHT AND FRESH 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE II BLOCK FROM THE TOP OF PLATE TWELVE. Type II blocks from Plate 12 can only come from the top row. The bottom stamps in this block have very small breaks in the top outer lines. Scott Retail $6,000.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,500-2,000 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction
1566		1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Positions 1-2/11-12L12, A/B Reliefs, block of four, all Type II (11L is a swing position), large part original gum, bright color, few minor perf separations sensibly reinforced FINE-VERY FINE. A WELL-CENTERED AND ATTRACTIVE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE II BLOCK FROM THE TOP OF PLATE TWELVE. Type II blocks from Plate 12 can only come from the top row. The bottom left stamp in this block might have a very small break in the top outer line. Ex Neinken. Scott Retail $6,000.00 (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,000.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1567		1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Positions 1-5L12, A Relief, horizontal strip of five with top left corner sheet selvage, unused (no gum), rich color, choice centering, few perf separations sensibly reinforced VERY FINE. AN IMPRESSIVE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE II TOP LEFT CORNER MARGIN STRIP OF FIVE FROM THE LEFT PANE OF PLATE TWELVE. Ex Neinken. Scott Retail $5,900.00 as original-gum strip and pair (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 1,000-1,500 SOLD for $1,400.00 Will close during Public Auction
1568		1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Positions 76-78R12, B Relief, horizontal strip of three, original gum, h.r., bright shade, well-balanced margins, few perf separations sensibly hinge reinforced VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM STRIP OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT TYPE II FROM PLATE TWELVE. Ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	3,600.00 SOLD for $1,700.00 Will close during Public Auction
1569		1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 12, A Relief, horizontal strip of three, unused (no gum), intense shade, left stamp light diagonal crease at upper left not mentioned on accompanying certificate, Fine appearance, with 1978 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail $3,600.00 as with gum (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 500-750 SOLD for $1,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
1570		1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 12, A Relief, horizontal pair with selvage at top, original gum, h.r. where selvage almost completely reattached, Very Fine pair, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,300.00 SOLD for $500.00 Will close during Public Auction
1571		1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Positions 7-8L12, A Relief, horizontal pair, unused (no gum), rich color, few trivial toned perf tips, Very Fine appearance, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $200.00 Will close during Public Auction
1572		1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Position 4L12, A Relief, original gum, h.r., rich color and gorgeous impression, small natural inclusion, Very Fine, ex Neinken (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,100.00 SOLD for $300.00 Will close during Public Auction
1574		1c Blue, Ty. I (18). Plate 12, C Relief, original gum, intense shade and impression, light vertical crease, appears Fine, with 1992 P.F. certificate (submitted as Type IIIa, certified as Type II, and out of place in this sale because we followed the certificate instead of our eyes -- a lesson Jerry Wagshal would have appreciated) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,250.00 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
1575		1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Plate 12, B Relief, unused (no gum), well-balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, ex Neinken, Scott Retail as with gum (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,100.00 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
1576		1c Blue, Ty. II (20). Position 8L12, A Relief, unused (no gum), intense shade, some toning on back, Very Fine stamp from the top row of Plate 12, ex Neinken, Scott Retail as with gum (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,100.00 SOLD for $140.00 Will close during Public Auction

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