Sale 1192 — United States Stamps including Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 14-16 November, 2018
Category — 1917-19 Issues (Scott 481-524)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
578
12c Claret Brown, Perf 10 at Bottom (512b). Deep rich color, with transitional perfs ranging from perf 10 at bottom right to perf 11 at bottom left, bold "Reading Pa." precancel, few faults including small nicks at upper right and bottom leftFINE APPEARANCE. ONLY 17 USED EXAMPLES OF THE 12-CENT PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. ONE OF THE RAREST OF THE PERF 10 ON ONE SIDE VARIETIES.
Our census of Scott 512b, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/512b , contains only 16 used, one on cover and four unused examples of this rarity, including the unique pair offered in the previous lot.
Census No. 512b-CAN-16. With 2015 P.F. certificate.
15,000
3,750