Sale 1255 — The David W. Gorham Collection of Outstanding Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 17-20 May, 2022
Category — Washington-Franklins and Later 20th Century Issues (Scott 339-599A)
2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Radiant color, neat wavy-line machine cancel, nicely centered for this difficult issueVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PERF 11 x 10. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST COIL WASTE STAMPS IN USED CONDITION. ONLY FOURTEEN USED SINGLES ARE KNOWN.
Since Scott 539 was put through two different perforating machines (perforated 10 vertically on the rotary perforator during the coil part of production and then perforated 11 on the flat plate perforator), most of the stamps are off-center. The rotary press sheets also had a natural tendency to curl, making perforating on the flat plate perforator especially difficult.
Our census of Scott 539, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census//us/scott/539 , records only fourteen used singles, one used block of four and one on cover. Most are off-center.
Census no. 539-CAN-07. 1969 and 1978 P.F. certificates no longer accompany. With 1998 and 2019 P.F. certificates
