2020 Rarities of the World continued...

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A BEATUIFUL AND SCARCE CENTERED, MINT NEVER-HINGED TOP PLATE BLOCK OF SIX OF THE $5.00 MARSHALL 1917 PERF 10 ISSUE.

Like its 1902 Issue counterpart, Scott 313, the Perf 10 Scott 480 was printed from only one plate, no. 8016. It is particularly desirable as a wide top Mint N.H. plate block (Image)

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FINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE INTACT BOOKLET OF THE ONE-CENT PANE ISSUED TO AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES IN FRANCE DURING WORLD WAR I. VERY FEW INTACT BOOKLETS HAVE SURVIVED.

Ex "Lake Shore". Scott value as ten Mint N.H. panes without premium for the complete booklet format or the covers. (Image)

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VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 2-CENT A.E.F. BOOKLET PANE. THIS WELL-CENTERED EXAMPLE RANKS AMONG THE FINEST EXTANT.

The A.E.F. booklet panes were issued in September 1917, primarily for use by the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I. Only 3,000 panes were prepared of both the 1c and 2c denominations. By October they were no longer needed, as Congress voted to allow mail to be sent free of charge by active members of the Armed Forces. Many of the panes were destroyed. A Power Search review shows many surviving examples have faults.

With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE. SINCE ITS DISCOVERY ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, THIS HAS MAINTAINED ITS POSITION AS THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1917 ISSUE WITH PERF 10 ON ONE SIDE. ONE OF THE GREAT 20TH?CENTURY RARITIES.

Our census of Scott 498g is available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/498g. Tallying the number of stamps in a summary is complicated by the existence of multiples containing Perf 10 One Side and Transitional Perf 10/11 One Side stamps, as well Mint N.H. and hinged stamps in the same multiple. Here is the tally (current 5/25/2020):

Mint N.H. = 10 stamps (6=Perf 10 and 4=Transitional P10/11) -- 8 are in multiples

Previously Hinged = 2 stamps (both Perf 10) -- 1 is in a multiple

Used = 7 stamps (6=Perf 10 and 1=Transitional P10/11) -- 3 are in multiples

Accompanied by a dealer's old envelope which does not mention the Perf 10 on one side stamps and offers the block for $2.48. It is believed that the block was purchased from the post office in Rochester N.Y. and sat in a dealer's stock until its discovery about 15 years ago.

Census no. 498g-OG-BL-01. With 2006 P.F. certificate. Scott value $27,500.00 for Mint N.H. single (the same for transitional variety) -- total $110,000.00 (Image)

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FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 9-CENT 1917 ISSUE PERF 10 AT TOP.

Our census of Scott 509a, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/509a , contains a total of 32 used and one unused example of this rarity. 27 of the used copies are precancelled. One other has a St. Petersburg precancel.

Census no. 509a-CAN-04. (Image)

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VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR CONTAINING TWO EXAMPLES OF THE RARE 11-CENT PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM VARIETY.

With 1975 P.F. certificate. Unpriced as a multiple in Scott (which does give a price for a used multiple). Scott value $8,000.00 as two singles (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE GEM MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 1917 ISSUE, SCOTT 518, GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E.

With 2019 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $2,250.00). Only five grade higher (Image)

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VERY FINE AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 2-CENT TYPE VII IMPERFORATE OFFSET ISSUE, SCOTT 534B.

According to Armstrong, the imperforates were issued to satisfy the needs of the last remaining private coil manufacturer. The Mail-O-Meter Company merged with the Schermack Company and so these issues are known with the Schermack Type III perforations, also seen on Scott 314A and 482A. However, a small supply of the imperforate 2c Type VII stamps without Schermack perfs did reach the public. A Power Search review found only three other unduplicated plate blocks offered in our Rarities sale since 1964 and all of our auctions since 1994.

With 2006 P.F. certificate (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE 1922 ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 ON COVER. ONLY NINE POSTCARDS AND FIVE COVERS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.

A small quantity of 1c Rotary Press stamps was perforated 11 at the end of 1922, using remainder sheets from the earlier 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.

Until the 2011 edition, the Scott Catalogue listed this cover as the earliest documented usage. The new edition lists the EDU as Dec. 17, 1922 based on a postcard expertized by APEX. This remains the earliest known use on a full cover. In addition to the 14 examples expertized by the P.F. there are a handful of others which have received A.P.S. certificates.

With 2007 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE PERFECT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT PILGRIM ISSUE, GRADED GEM 100 JUMBO BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE SOLE STAMP AWARDED THIS HIGHEST OF GRADES AMONG ALL THREE DENOMINATIONS OF THE PILGRIM TERCENTENARY ISSUE.

With 2019 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; SMQ $4,500.00 as 100, unpriced in 100 Jumbo grade). This is the highest grade possible and this stands alone as the only Gem 100 Jumbo among all three denominations of the Pilgrim Tercentenary Issue (Scott 548-550) (Image)

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