Sale 946 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 November, 2007
Category — 1914 Compound Perforations (Scott 423B)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1036
2c Rose Red, Ty. I, Perf 12 x 10 (423B). Tied on piece by wavy-line machine cancel, extraordinary intense shade, unusually choice centering for this rare Compound Perf issueEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLES OF THE RARE 1914 2-CENT PERF 12 x 10 ISSUE. ONLY 30 USED COPIES ARE RECORDED.
Our census of Scott 423B, available at www.siegelauctions.com/enc/census/423B/423B.htm, records 30 used and one unused example of this great rarity.
Census No. 423B-CAN-PCE-26. With 1985 P.F. certificate
18,500
47,500
