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 32c Chinese New Year (Rat), Imperforate (3060a).
Mint N.H. complete pane of 20 with plate nos. in each corner, Very Fine, likely only few exist as Datz mentions "at least 2 panes", Scott Retail as pairs
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$ 6,250.00
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 34c Lucille Ball, Die Cutting Omitted (3523a).
Mint N.H. complete pane of 20, smudge on reverse of no consequence, fresh and Very Fine, Datz states "at least 7 panes", Scott Retail as pairs (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
$ 8,000.00
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 $2.00 Red & Blue, Non-Inverted Jenny Error Sheet
(4806d). Intact pane of six self-adhesive stamps with souvenir sheet design in margin, choice centering, back of pane indicates plate position (this is the bottom right of the six positions), accompanied by congratulatory sheet which accompanied
the pane in the envelopeEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE NON-INVERTED JENNY SHEET. ONLY 100 WERE DISTRIBUTED TO RANDOM POST OFFICES AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND ONLY APPROXIMATELY 30 HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE POSTAL SERVICE. A PHENOMENAL MODERN
RARITY. According to the U.S. Postal Service's website (http://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2013/pb22371/html/info_003.htm ) and other sources,
the $2.00 Inverted Jenny souvenir sheet went on sale nationwide September 22, 2013, and a ceremony was held on that day at the National Postal Museum. The souvenir sheet was printed using the intaglio printing process and plates made from the
original dies used to produce the 1918 24c Air Post stamp (Scott C3). The denomination was changed to make it easily distinguishable from the original. The souvenir sheet background depicts the original airmail route, the National Postal Museum, and
aviation pioneer Reuben H. Fleet. A special automatic distribution was done to all post offices. Pre-orders and re-orders through stamp distribution offices or centers were not allowed once original automatic distribution quantities were sold. A
total of 13,200,600 stamps were printed, which translates into 2,200,100 souvenir sheets of six. They were printed six souvenir sheets at a time, and their position on the plate is noted on back of each. The sheets were sold individually wrapped in
cellophane, which collectors questioned at the time of issue. The reason for the odd quantity and cellophane wrapping was revealed shortly after the release of the souvenir sheets, when an upright example was discovered by a collector in
Ontario, Canada. The USPS then revealed that 100 had been created and randomly seeded throughout their distribution system. The cellophane wrappers were used to prevent searching through stocks for the upright designs -- souvenir sheets with opened
cellophane were not returnable. As of November 2016, Linn's Stamp News reported that only 30 had been registered with the Postal Service. While there are some that have been discovered and not reported, it seems likely that the majority
of the 100 sheets remain undiscovered. As of October 2016, the sheets are no longer available from Stamp Fulfillment Services. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
$ 75,000.00
SOLD for $40,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
