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1923, 1¢ green, rotary coil waste. Neat slogan machine cancel, wide margins and beautifully centered for this notoriously off-centered issue, rich vivid color on bright fresh paper, Extremely Fine, Scott catalog value for stamp with perforations just touching frameline on one side, with 2001 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 594; $10,500.
ONE OF THE FINEST USED EXAMPLES OF THE RARE 1923 1¢ GREEN ROTARY COIL WASTE PERF 11 ISSUE - ONE OF THE VERY FEW BOTH SOUND AND WELL CENTERED.
The coil waste issues came about from the unusable portions (or waste) the derived when producing coils from the horizontal rotary printings. In the case of the 1923 1¢ coil waste (594) the waste had not been previously perforated and therefore were entirely perforated with the flat plate perforator which gauged 11x11. Since the Bureau did not consider this "coil waste" a different issue, no formal announcement was issues prior to their release. It wasn't until 1925 that this issue was discovered in used condition and by the next year only four examples were on record. Scott $10,500 (Image)
1923, 1¢ green, rotary coil waste. Slogan machine cancel, rich deep color, design a bit into perfs at top, Fine, Scott catalog value for stamp with perforations just touching frameline on one side, signed S.K. Stryker, with 1952 P.F. & 2020 P.S.E. certificates. Scott No. 594; $10,500.
AN ATTRACTIVE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1923 1¢ PERF 11 ROTARY COIL WASTE ISSUE.
Kelly Stryker was curator at the Philatelic Foundation in N.Y.C. and co-owned the auction company Laurence & Stryker in the 1930-50's. Mr. Stryker also discovered the first unused #594. This example was one of the original find. Scott $10,500 (Image)
1923, 1¢ green, rotary sheet waste. Very light machine cancel, well centered for this notoriously off-centered issue, strong bright color; trivial short perforation at bottom right, Very Fine for the issue,ex-Grunin, with 1963 & 2019 P.F. certificates. Scott No. 596; $250,000 for the grade of fine.
AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1923 1¢ ROTARY SHEET WASTE PERF 11 (SCOTT 596) ISSUE - A GREAT 20TH CENTURY RARITY WITH ONLY FIFTEEN EXAMPLES RECORDED.
This is without question the rarest United States issue of the 20th century. It was probably produced during the middle of 1924 however it was only discovered in 1962. This issue was the result of "coil waste" but rather than made from horizontal coil sheets, such as Scott #578-579 and #594-595, this issue was made from vertical coil waste sheets. The difference being in the measurement of the design as the horizontal coil design is wider since the plates have been stretched by curving them in that direction in order to fit the cylinder on the rotary press. In the same fashion, the vertical coil plates were curved in the vertical direction causing the design to stretch vertically.
Of the 15 known examples (all used), only five have machine cancels (the other ten bearing the Kansas City, Mo. precancel) and only two are completely sound (the other two have vary degree of faults far more significant than the "short perf" mentioned here). Scott $250,000 for the grade of fine (Image)
1923, 2¢ Harding, Rotary, The Rare Perf 11. Positions 56 from the upper right pane of 100 of plate #14867, light face free duplex cancels, well centered for this notoriously off-centered issue, strong bold color; stamp lightly cleaned which only shows under ultraviolet light, otherwise Very Fine, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 613; $40,000 in the grade of fine.
ONE OF THE FINEST APPEARING EXAMPLES OF THE 1923 2¢ HARDING ROTARY PERF 11 ISSUE BEARING ONE THE LIGHTEST CANCELS ON THIS ISSUE.
The Harding Memorial stamps mark one of the quickest turnarounds from concept to delivery in the history of U.S. postage stamps. President Harding, the 29th president of the U.S., died of a heart attack on August 2, 1923. Less than a month later a memorial stamp honoring his presidency was issued. How the Bureau of Engraving and Printing managed to print over one and one half billion stamps in 3 months is also something of a miracle. It is possible the haste at which this stamp was produced might be at least partially behind one of the great rarities of 20th century U.S. stamps, the rotary press sheet waste stamp perforated 11x11. The stamp was printed on the rotary presses, but was perforated on the flat plate, perf 11 equipment, rather than with the normal perf 10 perforating machines used to perforate the rotary press stamps of the time. Scott $40,000 in the grade of fine (Image)
1927, 1¢ green, rotary, imperf between. Vertical pair, o.g., never hinged, deep bold color, Post Office fresh, fresh and Fine, with only 29 pairs reported, with photocopy of 1989 P.F. and 2020 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 632b; $5,500 for the grade of fine.
AN EXTREMELY RARE NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1927 1¢ FRANKLIN ROTARY IMPERFORATE BETWEEN VARIETY. Scott $5,500 for the grade of fine (Image)
1929, 8¢ Nebraska. Light boxed cancel, perfectly centered amid evenly balanced margins, rich deep color, a Superb gem, the sole example with this gem grade with the next highest used example is a 90, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate Graded (Gem 100, SMQ $1,600). Scott No. 677; $25.
THE FINEST KNOWN USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1929 8¢ NEBRASKA OVERPRINT ISSUE. Scott $25 (Image)
1931, 13¢ yellow green, rotary. O.g., never hinged, perfect centering within large evenly balanced margins, brilliant yellow green color, a Superb gem, one of five examples with this Gem grade, only one graded at 100J, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate Graded (Gem 100, SMQ $1,000). Scott No. 694; $4.
ONE OF THE FINEST MINT NEVER HINGED EXAMPLES OF THE 1931 13¢ HARDING ROTARY ISSUE. Scott $4 (Image)
1934, 7¢ Parks, imperf vertically. Horizontal pair, o.g., never hinged, well centered amid wide margins, very fresh, Very Fine and choice, very scarce in never hinged condition, rare and undercataloged as such, with only 50 pairs issued, with 2016 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 746a; $2,000.
AN CHOICE NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1934 7¢ PARKS IMPERFORATE VERTICALLY VARIETY. Scott $2,000 (Image)
1938, $5 Presidential, five singles. In combination with 1938, Presidentials, 1¢ + 3¢ + 12¢ + $2 two singles (804, 807, 817, 833) on registered "Dart, Guidry & Price, New Orleans" corner card envelope to Cincinnati, O., all tied by mute oval handstamps with "Registered" and "Return Receipt Requested" handstamps below, reverse with "New Orleans, La., Jan 24, 1947" origin cds's and "Cincinnati, Ohio, Registered, Jan 26, 1947" receiving postmark; one $2 stamp with facial scuff, otherwise Very Fine, illustrated in R. Rustad The Prexies (page 330). Scott No. 834; Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
A RARE FIVE-COLOR PREXIE FRANKING BEARING FIVE $5 COOLIDGE ISSUES.
This cover was prepaid $29.16 for minimum registry of 20¢ (required), return receipt of 4¢, quadruple first class rate of 12¢ plus supplementary surcharge of $28.80 for value up to $180,000. The supplementary surcharge to cover indemnity beyond the registry value. Est. $4,000-6,000 (Image)
1956, $5 Hamilton. Tied by "Hulock, Md." boxed handstamp on business reply envelope to Hulock used for payment for a number of pieces of business reply envelopes, with additional "Baltimore, Md., Jan 15, 1963" machine postmark, Very Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 1053; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
AN EXTREMELY RARE SOLO COMMERCIAL USAGE OF THE 1856 $5 HAMILTON ISSUE.
Although 34,272 first day covers of the Hamilton stamp were created when it was issued March 19, 1956, only a handful of legitimate commercial covers have been found. The first was reported in 1997 bearing a combination franking. Only two solo $5 Hamilton issues have been reported. The other being a registered bank cover in 1966. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)
1979, $1 Lamp, brown (candle flame) inverted. O.g., never hinged, fresh and pristine, Very Fine, rare with only about 95 examples accounted for from the only known pane issued. Scott No. 1610c; $17,000.
A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS MODERN RARITY.
Known as the "CIA" invert, the known pane of 100 was sold by the McLean, Virginia post office in the spring of 1986 to an employee of the CIA who had been sent to the post office to buy stamps for the agency. The inverted error was discovered shortly thereafter and nine CIA employees decided to switch the errors for newly purchased normal issues. The story of what happened was eventually leaked and a scandal ensued with four employees being fired. Scott $17,000 (Image)
Airmail, 1918, 16¢ green. Top margin plate no. "8900" block of 6 with arrow, o.g., never hinged, beautifully centered throughout, striking deep color, Extremely Fine and choice, the overall appearance is one of the finest, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate Graded (XF 90). Scott No. C2; $1,350. Scott $1,350 (Image)
Airmail, 1918, 24¢ carmine rose & blue, "grounded plane" variety. Bottom margin block of 4, o.g., never hinged (P.F. states previously hinged in which the P.S.E. and we disagree), a striking extreme downward vignette shift with wheels extending almost entirely into "Cents" in the bottom frame, rich vibrant colors and fresh paper; bottom left stamp with trivial light natural wrinkle (P.F. calls a small internal crease), Extremely Fine,ex-"Saddleback", J. Hoffman & W. Gross. Scott No. C3 var.; Estimate $30,000 - 40,000.
ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN MULTIPLES OF THE 1918 24¢ JENNY "GROUNDED PLANE" VARIETY BEARING ONE THE MOST DRAMATIC SHIFTS OF THIS VARIETY.
The so-called "Grounded Plane" vignette shift, which is believed to have come from portions of only three sheets, is when the wheels of the biplane come though into the "Cents" in the bottom frame. Est. $30,000-40,000 (Image)
Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin. O.g., never hinged, precision centering amid large beautifully balanced margins, rich deep color and Post Office fresh, Superb, an exceptional Zeppelin high value, with only two graded higher, with 2020 P.S.E. certificate Graded (Superb 98, SMQ $5,000). Scott No. C15; $825. Scott $825 (Image)
Airmail, 1930, $2.60 Graf Zeppelin. Right margin plate no. "20091" block of 6, o.g., never hinged, wonderful overall centering and strong intact perforations all around, rich deep color and exceptionally fresh, Extremely Fine and choice, without question - one of the finest plate blocks in existence. Scott No. C15; $8,250.
AN EXCEPTIONAL NEVER HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1930 $2.60 GRAF ZEPPELIN ISSUE. Scott $8,250 (Image)
Airmail, 1938, 6¢ Eagle, imperf horizontally. Centerline block of 4, o.g., never hinged, exceptional centering, rich colors, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine and choice, a very scarce position block in choice condition. Scott No. C23a; $1,100. Scott $1,100 (Image)
Special Delivery, 1914, 10¢ blue. O.g., never hinged, precision centering amid large evenly balanced margins all round, bright and fresh with rich color, Superb, sole example in the Superb grade with only two graded higher, with 2001 P.F. and 1999 & 2005 P.S.E certificates, the latter Graded (Superb 98, SMQ $3,300). Scott No. E9a; $575.
A TRULY MAGNIFICENT NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1916 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE. Scott $575 (Image)
Special Delivery, 1916, 10¢ pale ultramarine. O.g., never hinged, exceptional centering amid huge beautifully balanced boardwalk margins, rich radiant color on bright fresh paper, a Superb jumbo, one of two examples in the Superb Jumbo grade, only one graded higher, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate Graded (Superb 98J, SMQ $4,750). Scott No. E10; $320.
ONE OF THE FINEST JUMBO EXAMPLES OF THE 1916 10¢ SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE. Scott $320 (Image)
