Sale 1096 — The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 28-30 April, 2015
Category — 1918-22 Offset Printing, Rotary Issues (Scott 525-547)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
776
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Redistributed original gum over slight thinning at top right, rich color, margins clear of design all aroundFINE APPEARING AND RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1923 ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11, SCOTT 544. PROBABLY FEWER THAN 20 EXIST IN ANY UNUSED STATE.
A small quantity of 1c Rotary Press sheet stamps was perforated 11 at the end of 1922, using remainder sheets from the earlier experimental printings that were normally perforated in 10 gauge or 10/11 compound gauge. Its existence as a Perf 11 variety was discovered in 1936, and the stamp received its Scott Catalogue listing in 1938.
With 2015 P.F. certificate
22,500
5,750