2008 Rarities of the World continued...

VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1914 PERFORATED 12 x 10 ISSUE.

Our up-to-date census of Scott 423A is available at our website, at http://siegelauctions.com/enc/census/423A/423A.htm. In addition to some unused copies, we record a used total of 31 singles, eleven pairs, a block of four and three covers.

Census No. 423A-CAN-30. With 1962 P.F. certificate. (Image)

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1914 PERFORATED 12 x 10 ISSUE.

Our up-to-date census of Scott 423A is available at our website, at http://siegelauctions.com/enc/census/423A/423A.htm. In addition to some unused copies, we record a used total of 32 singles, eleven pairs, a block of four and three covers. Twelve copies are known with the inverted Chicago precancel -- this example is a new addition to our census.

Census No. 423A-CAN-32. With 2008 P.F. certificate. (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. ONE OF ONLY THIRTEEN SOUND AND CENTERED EXAMPLES OF THE 1914 ONE-CENT PERF 10 x 12 ISSUE.

Our census of Scott 423D published at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/enc/census/423D/423D.htm, contains 40 stamps. All genuine stamps are used, including 33 with the Dayton precancel.

Census No. 423D-CAN-33. With 1958 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS MAGNIFICENT STAMP HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE AND ONE OF ONLY THREE EXAMPLES TO ACHIEVE THIS LOFTY GRADE.

With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ $3,400.00). Only two others share this grade which is the highest awarded to date. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE AND BEAUTIFULLY-CENTERED MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 20-CENT PERF 10 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARKED FRANKLIN ISSUE WITH WIDE TOP SELVAGE.

With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

FINE-VERY FINE PAIR OF THE RARE 1915 TYPE I VERTICAL COIL.

With 1975 P.F. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 2-CENT TYPE I ROTARY PRESS VERTICAL COIL.

Ex Vineyard. With 1994 and 2004 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (Image)

FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY TEN USED JOINT LINE PAIRS AND ONE USED JOINT LINE STRIP OF FOUR OF SCOTT 449 HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION. A MAJOR RARITY.

The 2c Type I rotary plate was used very briefly to make vertical coils issued in December 1915. It was superseded in February 1916 by the Type III plate. The early printing of the 2c Rotary Vertical Coil was almost completely overlooked by contemporary collectors and dealers, who did not anticipate further production of vertical coils. With the basic letter rate at 2c, used coil multiples are extremely rare.

Of the ten recorded used joint line pairs, only three are sound and centered. The finest used line pair realized $52,500 hammer at auction approximately one year ago.

With 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR OF THE 3-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 456.

With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $4,550.00). Only one has graded higher to date and only two others share this grade. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE PERF 10 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARK $1.00 FRANKLIN IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE, AND IS GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE.

Even though this issue is not particularly rare, collectors who have been searching know the extremely difficulty obtaining examples with such perfect centering and in such pristine condition.

With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ $29,200.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only four others have been awarded this highly desirable grade (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 5-CENT PERF 10 UNWATERMARKED ISSUE, SCOTT 466.

With 2006 P.F. certificate. This is only the second Mint N.H. plate block we have offered since keeping computerized records, and we feel this is woefully undercatalogued in Scott. (Image)