$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Bottom imprint, plate no. 5782 and letter "A" block of six, original gum, lightly hinged and bottom center stamp small pencil notation on gum

FINE AND RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF SIX OF THE $1.00 1912 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED FRANKLIN ISSUE.

Scott 423 was printed from a single plate, which had plate numbers at top and bottom. This is one of the rarest of the Washington-Franklin Issue plate blocks. Lewis Kaufman records nine top and two bottom plate blocks.

From our 1989 Rarities sale

Image Magnifier / Download

Power Search for Comparables