Sale 1175 — The George "Buddy" Byers Collection of United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday, 8 March, 2018

Category — 1918-20 Offset Printing Issues (Scott 525-536)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
730
ogbl
Sale 1175, Lot 730, 1918-20 Offset Printing Issues (Scott 525-536)2c Carmine, Ty. V (527). Top plate no. 11203 block of six with extra wide selvage showing a second plate no. 11203 at top, h.r. bottom center stamp and in selvage where perf separations are reinforced, Fine, an outstanding variety for the Washington-Franklin specialist, some of the offset issues, including Scott 527, were printed in sheets of 800 or 1,600 subjects, when the sheets were cut apart into panes of 100 a miscut could result in one pane robbing the plate no. from the adjacent pane, as occurred here, these miscuts were not frequent as this is a seldom seen variety

E. 500-750
250