Sale 968B — The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Three: 1902-34 Issues, B-O-B
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 22-25 September, 2009
Category — 1902-08 Issue (Scott 319-322)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
405
2c Carmine, Ty. I, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (319d). Block of four containing two pairs of the error, deep rich colorVERY FINE AND CHOICE. ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED BLOCKS OF FOUR OF THE 2-CENT 1903 ISSUE IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY. A GREAT RARITY.
According to Johl, a block of 25, imperforate horizontally, was found at the Washington D.C. post office. Eight were used for postage, leaving two blocks of four, a strip of three and a pair.
This error differs from the more famous so-called "San Francisco roulette", where a small quantity of sheets was found imperforate between the top two rows only and was rouletted locally.
With 1959 and 1998 P.F. certificates. Scott Retail as two pairs
15,000
11,000