2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia, Imperforate (482A). Gorgeous color on crisp paper, with Schermack perforations clearly visible on both sides, wavy-line machine cancel leaves design clearly visible, small corner margin crease at top right well away from design

FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY 43 RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THIS MAJOR 20TH CENTURY RARITY. ESPECIALLY RARE WITH THE SCHERMACK PERFORATIONS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON BOTH SIDES.

Scott 482A, like its more famous predecessor, Scott 314A, was issued imperforate by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and sold to the Schermack Company for use in its patented stamp-affixing machines. The Schermack "Sealer and Stamper" machine typically applied stamps one at a time, and, in most cases, the hyphen-hole perfs on one side would be cut off. Unlike Scott 314A, the release of imperforate sheets printed from the experimental Type Ia plates escaped the notice of contemporary collectors, and, therefore, this stamp has a very small survival rate.

Our census of Scott 482A, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/482A/482A.pdf , records three covers, one unused single, a used pair and 37 used singles for a total of 43 stamps. Most examples are either cut well into the design or have the Schermack perfs trimmed away on one side. Only 16 show the Schermack perforations on both sides.

Census No. 482A-CAN-24. With 1982 and 2008 P.F. certificates.

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