Sale 1201 — The Dr. William H. Johnson Collection of the U.S. 1890 Small Bank Note Issue

Sale Date — Tuesday, 21 May, 2019

Category — Freaks and Oddities

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2059
 
Sale 1201, Lot 2059, Freaks and Oddities1c-15c 1890 Issue, Perforation Freaks (219, 223, 226, 227). Five items, including 1c with top left corner selvage with no perforations at left, original gum, few perf separations at top, 5c with top "No." selvage, imperforate at top except where some stray perfs, crease from foldover, original gum, h.r., 10c horizontal pair affixed to piece with normal perfs but the addition of stray perfs running horizontally thru stamps, used 15c with left selvage with perfs shifted significantly to the left, last is a pair with offset on back which was originally at an angle, scissors-separated around the offset which makes the perfs around stamps appear skewed, a Fine-Very Fine and unusual group

E. 500-750
275