Sale 1192 — United States Stamps including Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 14-16 November, 2018
Category — 1918-22 Offset and Rotary Issues (Scott 525-550)
2c Carmine, Ty. Va (528). Jumbo margins and near perfect centering, bright color, perfectly struck "New York N.Y. May 29 12:30AM 1921" circular datestamp, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $375.00), only one stamp has graded higher
2c Carmine, Ty. VII, Imperforate (534B). Lightly hinged, brilliant color, large margins to ample, fresh and Fine
2c Carmine, Ty. VII, Imperforate (534B). Horizontal pair with guide line at center, large even margins all around, brilliant color, neat strike of duplex cancelEXTREMELY FINE USED PAIR OF THE RARE 2-CENT TYPE VII IMPERFORATE OFFSET STAMP. THIS IS THE ONLY USED MULTIPLE WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS.
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 also known with the Schermack Type III perforations, such as are 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.
Our informal review of auction catalogues and the records of the Philatelic Foundation found four blocks of four and nine pairs, of which only four are sound. The example offered here is the only used multiple we have offered since keeping computerized records, which includes all of our Rarities sales and auctions going back to 1993.
Ex Sheriff (as a block), Twigg-Smith and Natalee Grace. 1971 P.F. certificate as a block no longer accompanies. With 2018 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $4,000.00)
2c Carmine, Ty. VII, Imperforate (534B). Huge margins, brilliant color, bold Ill. duplex cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,000.00), only two have graded higher and only two others share this grade
2c Carmine, Ty. VII, Imperforate (534B). Large and even margins, brilliant color, bold duplex cancel, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1980 P.F. (as pair) and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $1,600.00), only five have graded higher
2c Carmine, Ty. VII, Imperforate (534B). Huge margins to full including left sheet margin, neat waving flag machine cancel, Very Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate (VF 80)
2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Mint N.H., brilliant color, fresh and Fine, scarce in Mint N.H. condition, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate
3c Violet, Ty. II (541). Mint N.H., brilliant color, choice centering with wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2016 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $750.00), only six have graded higher
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Bright color, neat wavy-line machine cancel, fresh and Fine used example of this scarce issue, with 1958 P.F. certificate
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Detailed impression, neat duplex cancel, Fine, with 2014 P.S.A.G. certificate
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Deep rich color, neat machine cancel, tiny thin speck at center, Fine appearing example of this scarce issue, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Deep shade, bold "Binghamton New York" precancel, just in at bottom, Fine and attractive example of this scarce rotary sheet waste issue, with 1978 P.F. and 2017 P.S.E. certificates
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Crisp impression, bold "Pittsburgh PA" precancel, centered to top and left, Fine example of this scarce issue, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). With bottom sheet margin, well-centered, tied by Wisconsin Feb. 14 duplex cancel on multicolored Valentine post card depicting a woman sitting in a windowsill and handing letter to a dove, addressed to Rosendale Wis.EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1923 ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 USED ON A VALENTINE POST CARD. VERY FEW ARE KNOWN.
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.
With 1990 P.F. certificate.
2c Carmine Rose, Ty. III, Rotary (546). Intense shade and impression, neat cancel, choice centering for this difficult issue, Extremely Fine, a beautiful stamp, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $350.00), only one has graded higher (at 95) and only one other shares this grade
$5.00 Lake & Black (547a). Mint N.H. center line block of four, intense shade in the true Lake color, Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
5c Pilgrim Tercentenary (550). Wide and beautifully balanced margins, intense color, machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $650.00), only one used example grades higher (at 98J)