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 1923, 2¢ Harding, rotary press printing, the rare perf 11 (Scott 613), well-centered for this very rare and difficult
stamp (Scott's value is for a grade of Fine), with a partial black duplex cancel; light corner crease at top right in no way detracts, Fine, only 50 examples recorded to date, this one of the most attractive examples extant, with 1993 P.F. and
2019 P.S.E. certificates.
Scott $35,000.
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Warren G. Harding, the 29th President, died in San Francisco on August 2, 1923, during a cross-country trip. His colleagues proposed a Harding Memorial stamp, to be
printed in black, which was rushed into production. The first printing was issued on September 1, 1923 (Scott #610), in his hometown of Marion, Ohio. It was then decided to increase production by utilizing the rotary press, and a perf 10 printing
(Scott #612) was produced shortly thereafter on September 12.
The perf 11 2¢ Harding Rotary was discovered in 1938 by the New York firm of Stanley Gibbons, Inc. Noted collector and author, Gary Griffith, suggests that the 1922-26
rotary-printed sheets of 400 were first reduced to panes of 100 and then fed through the 11-gauge perforating machine, which was normally used for the flat plate sheets. (Image) (Image2)
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Estimate $30,000-40,000
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