1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). With bottom sheet margin, well-centered, tied by Wisconsin Feb. 14 duplex cancel on multicolored Valentine postcard depicting a woman sitting in a windowsill and handing a letter to a dove, addressed to Rosendale Wis.

EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 1922 ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 USED ON A VALENTINE POSTCARD. ONLY NINE POSTCARDS AND FIVE COVERS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.

A small quantity of 1c Rotary Press stamps was perforated 11 at the end of 1922, using remainder sheets from the earlier printings that were normally perforated in 10 gauge or 10/11 compound gauge. Its existence as a Perf 11 variety was discovered in 1936, and the stamp received its Scott Catalogue listing in 1938.

Ex "Sirron". With 1990 P.F. certificate.

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