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 $2.00 Orange Red & Black (523). Exceptional
centering with Jumbo margins, deep rich colors, unobtrusive strike of oval registry cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 ORANGE RED & BLACK 1918 FRANKLIN ISSUE. The $2.00 and $5.00 1918 Issue are the first
bi-colored dollar-denominated postage stamps issued by the United States. Both were released just three months after the famous 1918 24c Inverted Jenny, but the early printings were issued in small quantities, since stocks of the earlier $2.00 and
$5.00 issues (Scott 479 and 480) were still on hand. According to Johl, the $2.00 Orange Red & Black was a color error on the part of the Bureau of Engraving & Printing. The official description and order for the bi-color stamps specified "Red
and Black" for the $2.00. When subsequent printings appeared in 1920 and philatelists brought the matter to the attention of the Bureau, they were told "this stamp has always been this color" (Johl, p. 306). From studies of Bureau and Post Office
records, it is clear that the originally-intended color was not issued until November 1920 (Scott 547), and that the earlier Orange Red stamps were mistakes. With 2005 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98, SMQ $1,700.00). Only one has
graded higher (at 98J) and this is the only example to achieve this grade (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
250.00
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 $5.00 Deep Green & Black, $2.00 Carmine & Black,
$2.00 Lake & Black (524, 547, 547a). Each with wide margins and choice centering, deep rich colors, Extremely Fine Gems, with 2004, 2008 and 2008 P.S.E. certificates respectively (XF-Superb 95, total SMQ $555.00), this is the highest grade
awarded for both 547 and 547a (three equal and two equal respectively) (Image)Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
115.00
SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction |
