Sale 1028 — The Natalee Grace Collection of Used U.S. Stamps, Part Three: 1902 and Later Issues
Sale Date — Thursday, 20 September, 2012
Category — 1919-20 Rotary Press Coil and Sheet Waste Issues (Scott 538-546a)
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Intense shade and detailed impression, unusually wide margins for this difficult issue, cancelled by neat "Let's Go! Citizen's Military Training Camps" slogan cancel, long and full perforations all aroundEXTREMELY FINE. A JUMBO USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1922 ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11, SCOTT 544. AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ISSUE TO FIND WITH SUCH WIDE MARGINS.
A small quantity of 1c Rotary Press stamps was perforated 11 on a flat plate perforating machine 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, almost 13 years after it was produced. Its discovery was announced in an article in the Bureau Specialist by Max Johl, who in the same article announced the discovery of a 1c Franklin Rotary Perf 11 (what would become Scott 596 in 1963). The 1c Washington Rotary Perf 11 received its Scott Catalogue listing in 1938. Most of the recorded copies of Scott 544 are off-center or have been damaged -- the result of poor production standards and mis-handling.
With 1961 and 1997 P.F. certificates as a pair on cover. The cover accompanies (dated March 7, 1924). Scott Catalogue notes "No. 544 is valued in the grade of Fine"
