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1923, 1¢ Franklin, rotary press sheet waste, perf. 11. "Kansas City, Mo". precancel, nicely centered for the issue with perfs just touching at bottom, strong color; creases and expertly repaired at top, F.-V.F.
appearance, ex-Boker, with 2026 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 596; $200,000 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.
According to
the Siegel Census, there are 15 known examples (all used), five have machine cancels and the other ten bearing the Kansas City, Mo. precancels. Of the precancelled examples, only three are sound, one the condition is unknown and the remaining 6 have
varying degrees of faults. (Image1)
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Scott $200,000 for the grade of fine
Selling for...$28,000.00
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