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1922 Washington-Franklin Issue, rotary sheet waste, perf 11

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CatNo.

Lot Description

1553

544

1923, 1¢ green, rotary press sheet waste, perf 11 (Scott 544), o.g., never hinged, Post Office fresh with precise impression and clean detail, Fine, a sound example of this difficult stamp, with 1974 (photocopy) and 2021 (original) P.F. certificates, the latter graded F 70.
SMQ F 70; $42,500. Scott $35,000 .
Estimate $20,000 - 25,000

A small quantity of 1¢ Rotary Press stamps was perforated 11 on a flat plate perforating machine at the end of 1922, using remainder sheets from the earlier printings that were normally perforated gauge 10 or compound 10/11. Its existence was discovered only in 1936, almost 13 years after it was produced, and was announced in a Max Johl article in the Bureau Specialist, where he also announced the discovery of a 1¢ Franklin Rotary perf 11 (what would become Scott #596 in 1963). The 1¢ Washington Rotary perf 11 received its Scott Catalogue listing in 1938. Most recorded copies are off-center or have been damaged, the result of poor production standards and mis-handling.

The example here is fault-free and with clear margins all around. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Estimate $20,000-25,000
SOLD for $20,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

1554

544

1923, 1¢ green, rotary press sheet waste, perf 11 (Scott 544), with sharp detail in alluring color; fresh with a light wavy line machine cancel; light vertical crease at lower left, F.-V.F., with 2007 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,500 .
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 . (Image) (Image2)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,000.00
Will close during Public Auction