Sale 1212 — Superb United States Stamps and Private Die Proprietary Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 20-21 November, 2019
Category — 1917-19 Washington-Franklin Issues
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6c Red Orange, Perf 10 at Bottom (506a). Radiant color, neat "Hastings Neb." precancelFRESH AND RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1917 ISSUE PERF 10 AT BOTTOM. ONLY 21 USED AND TWO UNUSED EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS.
Our census of Scott 506a, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/506a , contains 21 certified used copies, including two with transitional perfs in a block. Most have faults ranging from pulled perfs to creases. Only eight are confirmed as sound (two are in the block). Two others have not been seen in many years and so condition needs to be verified.
Census No. 506a-CAN-18. With 2009 P.F. certificate
8,000
1,800