2c Carmine, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (554b). With wide selvage at bottom, stamps Mint N.H., natural short gum at right, deep rich color, centered to left

FINE. A RARE AND DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1922 IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY. VERY FEW ARE KNOWN. A GREAT RARITY OF THE ISSUE

Gary Griffith states that 3 to 5 pairs are known. The most desirable (and most easily authenticated) originate from a block of twelve with plate no. 14213 which contained three examples of the variety as well as a fourth pair with part perfs. The multiple had Bureau brown paper fixing tears at left (including one in an error pair). The pair offered here is the rightmost pair in the multiple, which was offered in our 1966 Rarities sale.

Ex Griffith and Whitman. With 1978 and 2001 P.F. certificates.

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