Sale 1209 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 22-23 October, 2019
Category — 1912-20 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 405-550)
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1280
8c Olive Bister, Perf 10 at Bottom (508c). Bold strike of Chicago registry oval cancel, rich colorFRESH AND FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 8-CENT 1917 ISSUE PERF 10 AT BOTTOM, WITH A POSTAL CANCEL. ONLY TEN SOUND COPIES ARE RECORDED.
Our census, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/508c , includes 22 used examples (none are known unused). Ten have postal cancels, and of these only six are confirmed as sound.
Census No. 508c-CAN-11. With 2006 P.F. certificate
9,000
1,700