2008 Rarities of the World continued...
Washington-Franklin Issues (continued) continued...
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Lot Description |
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| 695° |
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 11c Light Green, Perf 10 at Bottom (511a). Top plate no. 13469 block of six, bottom left stamp with transitional perforations at bottom, others normal perf 10, bottom center stamp lightly hinged,
others incl. variety Mint N.H., radiant colorAN EXTREMELY RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 11-CENT PERF 10 VARIETY. ONLY FOUR SUCH PLATE BLOCKS ARE KNOWN. AN OUTSTANDING EXHIBITION PIECE. One of the four recorded plate blocks containing
Scott 511a was offered in the Zoellner sale, and came from plate no. 13470 (it has two Perf 10 stamps in the bottom row). Another recorded plate block is from plate no. 13467 and is very off-center with perfs touching at right. A third plate block
from plate no. 13467 has three Perf 10 stamps in the bottom row, including a transitional 11-to-10 gauge. With 2007 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 20,000-30,000
SOLD for $23,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 696 |
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 2c Carmine (519). Radiant color, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced margins, tied by "New York N.Y. Penn. Term. Sta. Oct. 12 9 AM 1917 Buy Now U.S. Government Bonds 2nd Liberty Loan" machine
cancel on bookseller's corner card cover to Corvallis Oregon, orange crayon "Library" docketing at leftEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF SCOTT 519 ON A COVER -- REPORTED TO BE THE SECOND EARLIEST KNOWN USAGE. This stamp was created in
1917 when a small excess supply of the imperforate Scott 344 was returned by the New York City post office to the Bureau for credit. Rather than issue the credit, the Bureau perforated the sheets and returned them to the New York City post office for
public sale. The earliest recorded usage is on October 10, two days prior to this. With 1961 P.F. certificate (Image) |
2,750.00
SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 697 |
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 1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Horizontal pair, brilliant color, unobtrusive duplex cancels, light diagonal creases at top corners, tiny perf flaws at top centerA FINE APPEARING PAIR OF SCOTT 544,
WHICH IS RARE IN MULTIPLES. The largest known multiple of this stamp is a vertical strip of four on cover. Other than that, there are only a few pairs known. (Image) |
7,500.00
SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 698 |
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 1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Selvage at bottom, tied by "Birdsboro Pa. Jul. 3 2 PM 1923" duplex cancel on unsealed Birdsboro Electric Co. corner card cover, immaculate conditionVERY FINE AND
CHOICE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1923 ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 USED ON A COVER. ONLY NINE POSTCARDS AND FIVE COVERS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION. A WONDERFUL EXHIBITION ITEM. A small quantity of 1c Rotary Press stamps
was perforated 11 at the end of 1922, using remainder sheets from the earlier printings that were normally perforated in 10 gauge or 11/10 compound gauge. Its existence as a Perf 11 variety was discovered in 1936, and the stamp received its Scott
Catalogue listing in 1938. This is reported to be the only known example of Scott 544 with selvage. (Image) |
6,500.00
SOLD for $11,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 699° |
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 1c Green, Rotary (545). Mint N.H., deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, choice centering for this difficult rotary-press issue, long and full perfs all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A
SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1921 ONE-CENT PERF 11 ROTARY WASTE ISSUE, SCOTT 545. With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $3,650.00). Only three have graded higher to date and only three others share this grade. (Image) |
500.00
SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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