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The Curtis Collection: United States 20th Century and Air Post Issues continued...

1918-21 Offset, Rotary and Bi-Colored Issues (Scott 525-547) continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
502 c Image3c Violet, Ty. IV, Imperforate (535). Large margins to ample, tied by "San Diego Cal. Sep. 30, 1918 6PM" machine cancel on San Diego Society of Natural History corner card cover to Stanford University, pencil note on back "I have the advantage of you in not having to work with anything but shells--come up to see us", Very Fine, this is the earliest documented use of Scott 535, ex Berkun, with 2003 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
503 nhbl Image1c Gray Green (536). Mint N.H. bottom plate no. block of six, normal narrow selvage, bright and fresh, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 350.00

SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
504 og Image2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Lightly hinged, bright fresh color, beautifully centered

EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1919 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PRESS WASTE ISSUE, SCOTT 539.

The rotary waste sheets were rarely perforated in a uniform manner. Centered examples such as this are extremely rare.

Ex North Fork. With 1987 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 2,700.00

SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
505 nh Image2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Mint N.H., bright color, small handstamp on gum, Fine, with 1966 P.F. certificate for a block of four, and 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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 $ 4,250.00

SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction
506   Image2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Rich color, neat wavy-line machine cancel, repaired pinhole, small toned spot in head

FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PERF 11 x 10. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST COIL WASTE STAMPS IN USED CONDITION. ONLY THIRTEEN USED SINGLES ARE KNOWN.

At the beginning or end of a coil-stamp print run from the 170-subject rotary plates, some leading or trailing paper was left over that was too short for rolling into 500-stamp rolls. In 1919 the Bureau devised an economical plan to salvage this waste by converting the leftovers from coil stamps into sheet stamps. This was accomplished by cutting the sheets into panes and running them through the flat-plate perforator for the horizontal perforations, giving the stamps perforations on all sides. The Type III design was far more plentiful (producing Scott 540) but a small number of Type II (Scott 539) was also produced.

Since Scott 539 was put through two different perforating machines (perforated 10 vertically on the rotary perforator during the coil part of production and then perforated 11 on the flat plate perforator), most of the stamps are off-center. The rotary press sheets also had a natural tendency to curl, making perforating on the flat plate perforator especially difficult.

Our census of Scott 539, and available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/539/539.pdf , records only thirteen used singles, one used block of four and one on cover. Most are off-center -- only two have decent centering and are confirmed as sound.

Census No. 539-CAN-11. Small purple backstamp. With copy of 1987 and 2006 P.F. certificates. (Image)

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 $ 17,500.00

SOLD for $5,250.00
Will close during Public Auction
507 nh Image1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Mint N.H., deep rich color on bright paper, three balanced margins to clear at left, tiny perf hole tear at top left

FINE APPEARING AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1923 ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11, SCOTT 544. PROBABLY FEWER THAN TEN EXIST IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION.

A small quantity of 1c Rotary Press stamps was perforated 11 at the end of 1922, using remainder sheets from the earlier experimental printings that were normally perforated in 10 gauge or 10/11 compound gauge. Its existence as a Perf 11 variety was discovered in 1936, and the stamp received its Scott Catalogue listing in 1938.

Most of the recorded copies of Scott 544 are off-center or have been damaged -- the result of poor production standards and mis-handling.

With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

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 $ 35,000.00

SOLD for $9,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
508   Image1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Intense shade and impression, neat wavy-line machine cancel, small pinhole at upper left, corner crease at upper right, Very Fine appearance, with 1993 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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 $ 3,750.00

SOLD for $1,500.00
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509   Image1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Horizontal pair, bright color, clear 1922 duplex cancel

FINE. A RARE PAIR OF THE ONE-CENT PERF 11 ROTARY WASTE ISSUE, SCOTT 544. THIS IS ALSO A VERY EARLY USE.

The earliest reported use of Scott 544 is December 17, 1922. Unfortunately the day of the cancel used on this pair is not known, but it would be in the first few weeks of use.

With 1974 and 1999 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail as singles. (Image)

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 $ 7,500.00

SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction
510 c Image1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Two horizontal pairs, tied by "San Francisco Calif. Mar. 18, 1924 10:30 PM" machine cancel on oversize cover with attorney's return address to Commissioner of patents in Washington D.C., second stamp with depression in paper from cancel at bottom left, third stamp tiny scrape at bottom right, fourth stamp with top right corner missing

A REMARKABLE FRANKING WITH TWO PAIRS OF THE RARE ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 ISSUE, SCOTT 544. VERY FEW COVERS OR CARDS ARE KNOWN, AND THIS IS THE LARGEST MULTIPLE USE.

Ex Martin. With 2005 P.F. certificate. Scott Retail as off-cover singles $15,000.00 (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
511 og Image1c Green, Rotary (545). Lightly hinged, rich color, detailed impression, Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2000 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $450.00 as 95, unpriced as 98), this is the highest grade awarded in the OG category and none share it (Image)

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 $ 170.00

SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
512 ogbl Image1c Green, Rotary (545). Top plate no. 13616 block of six with narrow selvage, stamps Mint N.H., rich color, Fine, Scott Retail as singles (Image)

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 $ 2,400.00

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction

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