Sale 920 — United States Rarities

Sale Date — Tuesday, 17 October, 2006

Category — Washington-Franklin Issues (continued)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
239
 
Sale 920, Lot 239, Washington-Franklin Issues (continued)1c Green, Rotary Perf 11 (544). Neat wavy-line machine cancel, wide margins, fresh and bright color

VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THIS MAJOR 20TH CENTURY RARITY.

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 11/10 compound gauge. Most of the recorded copies of Scott 544 are off-center or have been damaged--the result of lower production standards and poor handling.

With 1993 and 2005 P.F. certificates

3,250
5,250