Sale 1092 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 19-20 February, 2015
Category — 1922-29 and Later Issues (Scott 551-3069a)
$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Five Mint N.H. blocks from each of the prime collectible positions on the plate, including top double plate nos. 14326 and 14327 block of eight, side arrow blocks of four, centerline block of four and bottom arrow block of four, choice centering and margins throughout, bright and freshEXTREMELY FINE ASSEMBLAGE OF EACH OF THE FIVE POSITION BLOCKS FROM THE SHEET OF 100 OF THE $5.00 1922 ISSUE.
Apart from purchasing an entire sheet of 100 (the last one we sold realized $19,500 hammer), this is the perfect way to display the $5.00 1922 Issue -- and it fits on an album page
$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H. top arrow and double plate no. block of eight, radiant colors, choice centering throughoutEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE $5.00 1922 ISSUE.
This is one of the best-centered plate blocks of this issue we have ever encountered.
3c Violet, Perf 10 (584). Mint N.H. pane of 100 with plate no. 18445 at lower left and selvage on all sides, bright and fresh, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as plate block and singles
1c Green, Rotary, Perf 11 (594). Part original gum, deep rich color and proof-like impression, typical centering for this difficult issue, tiny thin spot at upper leftFINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 ISSUE, SCOTT 594. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST 20TH CENTURY STAMPS IN UNUSED CONDITION.
The 1c Green, Scott 594, is waste from a horizontal rotary printing used to make coils. At the beginning or end of a coil-stamp print run from the 170-subject rotary plates, some leading or trailing paper was produced that was too short for rolling into 500-stamp rolls. In 1919 the Bureau devised a plan to salvage this waste by perforating and cutting the sheets into panes. They were put through the 11-gauge flat-plate perforator in use at the time, giving the sheets full perforations on all sides. The existence of Scott 594 was not reported until four months after the final sheets were delivered, and the 1c Rotary Perf 11 was soon recognized as one of the rarest United States stamps.
Our census of unused examples of Scott 594, based on the Levi and P.F. records and available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/594/594.pdf , contains only 18 stamps. Of these only 11 have any gum, and three of those have perforated initials of Crowell Publishing Co. of Springfield, Ohio, which some collectors regard as equivalent to a cancel.
Census No. 594-OG-07. With 1971 and 2008 P.F. certificates. Scott Catalogue notes "both unused and used are valued with perforations just touching frameline on one side"
2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Mint N.H., choice centering, vivid color, Extremely Fine
2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (599b). Mint N.H. joint line pair, brilliant color, beautiful centering, Extremely Fine, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $975.00)
2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Mint N.H., unusually choice centering, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine
2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet (630). Mint N.H., unusually well-centered throughout, Extremely Fine, with 1974 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H., beautifully balanced margins, post-office fresh, Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). With top left plate no. 19744 selvage, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, fresh and Very Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (634b). Mint N.H. with bottom selvage, wonderfully rich color, Very Fine, with copy of 2013 P.S.E. certificate for a block
5c Hawaii Ovpt. (648). Mint N.H. pane of 100 with plate no. 18907 at upper right and selvage all around, fresh and bright, Very Fine, Scott Retail as plate block and singles
1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). 1c Kans. lightly hinged, others Mint N.H., bright colors, Fine-Very Fine set
1c-10c Nebr. Overprints (669-679). Plate no. margin blocks of four, 1c, 1-1/2, 3c (two), 4c, 6c and 10c Mint N.H., bright colors, attractive margins and centering, Very Fine, 1-1/2c with 2002 P.F. certificate
11c-50c 1931 Rotary Issue (692-701). Complete set of sheets of 100, Mint N.H. except two 50c possibly lightly hinged, bright colorsFINE-VERY FINE. A RARE SET OF SHEETS OF 100 OF THE 1931 11-CENT THRU 50-CENT ROTARY ISSUE.
Scott Retail as singles and plate blocks
4c Mesa Verde, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (743a). With wide top selvage, lightly hinged, bright color, Extremely Fine and very scarce, Datz states 15 pairs are known and approximately 6-9 have the brown Post Office paper affixed to back, this is the third we have offered since keeping computerized records, with 2014 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
$1.00 Presidential (832). Block of six with wide left selvage, stamps Mint N.H. but with slight gum disturbance, vignettes strongly shifted to upper left, with Wilson's head touching the perfs on the bottom stamps, choice centering, Extremely Fine, this is one of the most dramatic shifts of this issue we have ever encountered
22c Ameripex Souvenir Sheet, Tagging Omitted on the Right Column (2219k). Mint N.H., tagging omitted from positions c, f and i, Very Fine and fresh, this is one of the rarest errors of all the 1986 Ameripex Souvenir Sheets
