2013 Rarities of the World continued...

FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 9-CENT FRANKLIN PERF 10 AT BOTTOM.

Our census of Scott 509a, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/509a/509a.pdf , contains a total of 27 used and one unused example of this rarity. Of the 27 used copies, fully 22 are precancelled.

Census No. 509a-CAN-07. With 1963 P.F. certificate (noting a tear only). (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 Retail as two singles (Image)

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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1917 12-CENT PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM. ONLY TWELVE USED EXAMPLES ARE KNOWN, AND THIS IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE EXAMPLES WITH A REGULAR CANCEL. A GREAT RARITY.

Our census of Scott 512b, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/512b/512b.pdf , contains only twelve used and four unused examples of this rarity. For some reason none is well-centered. Seven of the twelve used examples have precancels. Only one of the five with regular cancel is confirmed as sound (no. 8), but it is off-center in two directions.

Census No. 512b-CAN-03. PFC 7052 no longer accompanies. (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE. A PHENOMENAL SOUND PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1918 $2.00 ORANGE RED & BLACK. ONLY A HANDFUL OF PLATE BLOCKS EXIST.

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 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. The quantity issued has been variously estimated at between 47,000 and 68,000. (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB PAIR OF THE RARE TYPE VII IMPERFORATE OFFSET STAMP, SCOTT 534B, WITH THE RIGHT STAMP IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION. THIS IS THE FINEST EXAMPLE WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED.

Most Type VII stamps were used by private vending and affixing machine companies. However, unlike Scott 314A and 482A, a small supply of the imperforate 2c Type VII stamps did reach the public.

With 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100, unpriced as a multiple in SMQ). The P.S.E. Population report does not contain another unused example of Scott 534B above the grade of 98, either as a single or a pair (Image)

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EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PERF 10 ROTARY ISSUE IMPERFORATE-BETWEEN VARIETY, SCOTT 543a.

This is one of the rarest of the imperforate-between errors. We have offered only four other pairs since keeping computerized records (two are in a block).

Ex Whitman and "Sirron" as part of a block containing another error pair. With 2011 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95 XQ, the XQ is the Philatelic Foundation's indication of Extraordinary Quality). (Image)

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FRESH AND VERY FINE FOR THIS ISSUE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE LIGHTLY-CANCELLED SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 ISSUE, SCOTT 544.

With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

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