United States Stamps continued...

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONLY TEN USED COPIES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.

The most recent example to appear at auction, with a corner crease at top right and a small tear, realized $2,000 hammer in our 2000 Rarities sale. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

A FINE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE PERFORATION VARIETY.

With 1988 P.F. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 11-CENT PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM.

With 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)

FINE AND RARE. ONLY EIGHT COPIES OF THE 12-CENT PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM ARE KNOWN TO US. ONLY FOUR ARE KNOWN POSTALLY CANCELLED.

Our records of Scott 512b contain five copies certified as genuine by the Philatelic Foundation, plus three additional stamps. Of these eight copies, at least three are faulty. Two sound stamps, both without precancels, have not been seen for over 25 years.

With 1991 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 20-CENT PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM.

The only example of this rarity to be offered at auction in recent memory sold for $6,750 hammer in our 1999 Rarities sale. It bore a Schenectady N.Y. precancel and had a natural s.e. at right. The Zoellner collection did not contain this rarity.

With 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. VERY FEW EXAMPLES OF THIS PERFORATION VARIETY ARE KNOWN. THIS IS PROBABLY THE FINEST EXISTING EXAMPLE OF THIS RARITY.

The last example to be sold, with a light diagonal crease, realized $6,750 hammer in our Sale 826.

With 1991 A.P.S. certificate (Image)