Sale 1090 — United States, Possessions and Confederate States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 17-19 December, 2014
Category — Newspapers and Periodicals, Parcel Post, Postal Stationery, Revenues
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1703
50c Parcel Post (Q10). Right imprint and plate no. 6427 block of six, lightly hinged on one stamp, vibrant color, minute thin speck in the margin and a light margin stainFINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE PLATE NUMBER AND "FIFTY" BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 50-CENT PARCEL POST ISSUE.
The Parcel Post issues were printed from plates of 180 which consisted of four panes of 45. According to Johl, the uniform color of the twelve denominations led to confusion on the part of postal clerks, who complained that they were forced to examine the stamps in detail to ensure they had the correct values. In response, on January 27, 1913, large capital letters were added to the margins near each plate number. At top and bottom the imprint is in the selvage next to the plate number; on the sides it is separated by a stamp with blank selvage.
22,500
3,500