2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia, Imperforate, Schermack Ty. III Private Perforation (482A). Intact Schermack perfs at right with portion of adjoining stamp, neat wavy-line machine cancel, characteristic intense shade, completely sound

VERY GOOD. A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE RAREST 20TH CENTURY STAMPS, WITH ONLY 40 EXAMPLES RECORDED (ALL BUT ONE CANCELLED).

Scott 482A, like its slightly 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, has a very small survival rate.

Our census of Scott 482A (available at www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/482A/482A.pdf ) records one used pair (ex Zoellner), three covers, one unused single and 34 used singles for a total of 40 stamps.

Census No. 482A-CAN-32. With 1975 P.F. and 2013 P.S.E. certificates

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