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2013 Rarities of the World continued...

Washington-Franklin Issues
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
350 ogbl Image50c Violet (421). Top plate no. 7057 block of six, five stamps Mint N.H., top center selvage lightly hinged with barest hinging of top center stamp along a few perfs, rich color on bright paper, choice centering throughout, bottom right stamp natural perf disc inclusion

EXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING PLATE BLOCK OF THE 50-CENT PERF 12 WITH SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE PLATE BLOCK.

As a measure of rarity, the Wampler collection had a hinged top plate block, and the Fogelson collection did not have a Scott 421 plate block (both Shreves sales). Our MLG sale also did not contain one. The only example contained in Power Search after our 1973 Rarities sale is from the left position, offered in 2006. (Image)

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$ 10,000.00

SOLD for $17,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
351°   Image1c Green, Perf 12 x 10 (423A). Deep rich color, bold "Chicago Illinois" precancel (inverted), three wide margins, small corner crease at top right

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THE 1914 ONE-CENT 12 x 10 COMPOUND PERFORATION.

Our census of Scott 423A, available from our website at: http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/423A/423A.pdf , contains 35 used singles, five used pairs, the unique used block of four and three covers (one with a pair). Twelve copies are known with the inverted Chicago precancel.

Census No. 423A-CAN-32. With 2008 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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$ 7,500.00

SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
352° c Image1c Green, Perf 12 x 10 (423A). Deep rich color, choice centering, tied by neat "Chicago Ill. Dec. 20 1:30 AM 1914" wavy-line machine cancel on Christmas postcard to Pine Village Ind., card creased at left away from stamp

VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1914 ONE-CENT 12 X 10 COMPOUND PERFORATION. ONLY THREE COVERS ARE RECORDED.

Our census of No. 423A, available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/423A/423A.pdf , contains two postcards and one cover, as follows: 1) cover dated August 7, 1915, with pair, top stamp faulty, 2) postcard dated Dec. 23, 1914, ex Siskin, Zoellner, and 3) postcard dated Dec. 20, 1914, the card offered here.

With 2002 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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$ 12,000.00

SOLD for $6,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
353°   Image2c Rose Red, Ty. I, Perf 12 x 10 (423B). Bright color, unusually choice centering for this difficult issue, neat wavy-line machine cancel, light diagonal crease ending in tiny margin tear at top right corner

VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1914 2-CENT 12 x 10 COMPOUND PERFORATION. ONLY 30 USED COPIES ARE RECORDED.

Our census of Scott 423B, available at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/423B/423B.pdf , records 31 used and one unused example of this great rarity. A significant portion of the surviving population has faults or is off-center.

Census No. 423B-CAN-01. With 2007 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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$ 25,000.00

SOLD for $10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
354°   Image5c Blue, Perf 12 x 10 (423C). Deep rich color, wide margins, light strike of double-circle cancel, small corner crease at top right

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1914 5-CENT 12 x 10 COMPOUND PERFORATION.

Our census of Scott 423C, available at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/423C/423C.pdf , contains 25 used examples. The example offered here has better centering than most.

Ex Zoellner. With 1976 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 27,500.00

SOLD for $12,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
355°   Image1c Green, Perf 10 x 12 (423D). Rich color and proof-like impression, bold "Dayton Ohio" precancel, some thinning and light creases

VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1914 ONE-CENT 10 x 12 COMPOUND PERFORATION.

Our census of Scott 423D, available at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/423D/423D.pdf , contains 46 stamps and two on post cards, for a total of 48 stamps. All are used. A significant number (37) are precancelled at Dayton.

Census No. 423D-CAN-45. With 2009 P.F. certificate. (Image)

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$ 15,000.00

CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction
356 nhbl Image5c Carmine, Imperforate, Error (485). Mint N.H. double error in block of twelve, large balanced margins all around, gorgeous color

EXTREMELY FINE. A PRISTINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT IMPERFORATE ERROR IN A BLOCK OF TWELVE.

During the course of production of the normal 2c plate No. 7942, three positions were noted to be defective. The plate was returned to the siderographer, who burnished out the three positions and mistakenly re-entered them using a transfer roll for the 5c stamp. The error passed unnoticed and the sheets were issued.

With 1973 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

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$ 47,500.00

SOLD for $21,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
356A ogbl Image5c Carmine, Imperforate, Error (485). Single error in block of nine, barest trace of hinging, huge margins incl. part of all adjoining stamps, brilliant color

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT CARMINE IMPERFORATE ERROR IN A BLOCK OF NINE.

During the course of production of the normal 2c plate No. 7942, three positions were noted to be defective. The plate was returned to the siderographer, who burnished out the three positions and mistakenly re-entered them using a transfer roll for the 5c stamp. The error passed unnoticed and the sheets were issued to the public Perf 10, Imperforate and Perf 11 (Scott 467, 485 and 505). The imperforate is by far the rarest of the three.

With 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 20,000.00

SOLD for $12,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
357° og Image2c Rose, Ty. I, A.E.F. Booklet Pane (499f). Position W2 or W8, lightly hinged with most stamps Mint N.H., brilliant color, unusually choice centering throughout

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT A.E.F. BOOKLET PANE WITH OUTSTANDING CENTERING. IT IS BELIEVED THAT NO MORE THAN 20 EXIST IN ANY CONDITION.

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. This is one of the finest extant (Image)

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$ 25,000.00

SOLD for $14,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
358 nh Image3c Light Violet, Ty. I, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (501c). Mint N.H., with bottom sheet margin, bright shade, pencil notation in selvage

FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT SCOTT 501 VERTICAL PAIR, IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY.

This is the first in Mint N.H. condition we have offered since keeping computerized records. (Image)

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$ 4,000.00

SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction
359°   Image6c Red Orange, Perf 10 at Bottom (506a). Fresh color, light circular datestamp at right leaves most of design clearly visible, small corner crease and small crease, three short perfs not noted on certificate

VERY FINE CENTERING. ONLY ELEVEN USED COPIES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION. A RECENT DISCOVERY OFFERED TO THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME.

At a certain point during production one of the perforating wheels became defective. In the course of repairs part of one perforation wheel was inadvertently changed from Perf 11 to Perf 10. Based on the physical evidence of surviving copies, this was the nineteenth row of pins on the wheel.

Many examples of the Perf 10 on One Side rarities show transitional perfs from 10 to 11 or from 11 to 10. This is because the out-of-gauge perforation pins would frequently cross the span of more than one stamp, depending on where the wheel contacted the sheet.

The Perf 10 on One Side varieties span both the 1917 Washington-Franklin and 1922-23 Issues. It is interesting to note that, apart from the 2c, there is no duplication of denomination between the issues. This would seem to indicate that the improperly repaired wheel was in use for only a short period of time, as there was little overlap in production of the issues. Based on dates of issue of the basic stamps, this probably occurred early in 1923.

Our census of Scott 506a, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/506a/506a.pdf , contains 20 used copies and one unused example. Of the 20 used copies, only seven singles and two in a block have regular cancels -- the others are precancelled. Of these seven, three have straight edges and the others have flaws ranging from creases to "defective".

Census No. 506a-CAN-16. With 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

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$ 8,000.00

SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction

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