$1.00 Deep Brown (518b).
Lightly hinged, deep rich color on bright paper, choice
centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 1917 ISSUE IN THE DEEP BROWN COLOR.
According to Jol, a small number of stamps were printed in this distinctive shade early in the issue of the 1917 $1.00 stamp. During the course of the six years that the stamp was issued, all other printings were made in the normal shade. Centered examples such as the stamp offered here should be considered rare.
With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)
2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II,
Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Small h.r., bright fresh color, beautifully
centeredEXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1919 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PRESS WASTE ISSUE, SCOTT 539.
The rotary waste sheets were rarely perforated in a uniform manner. Centered examples such as this are extremely rare. (Image)
2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II,
Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Top plate no. and "S 20" block of four,
h.r., fresh and bright color, top left stamp has light diagonal crease and
single nibbed perf not mentioned on accompanying certificateFINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1919 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PRESS WASTE ISSUE.
At the beginning or end of a coil-stamp print run from the 170-subject rotary plates, some leading or trailing paper was left over that was too short for rolling into 500-stamp rolls. In 1919, the Bureau devised a plan to salvage this waste by converting the stamps from coil stamps into sheet stamps. This was accomplished by cutting the sheets into panes and putting the panes through the flat-plate perforator in use at the time, giving the stamps perforations on all sides.
Since Scott 539 was put through two different perforating machines of differing gauges at different times, most of the stamps are off-center. The block offered here, with centering typical for the issue, is a great rarity.
With 2001 A.P.S. certificate. (Image)
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11
(544). Neat wavy-line machine cancel, wide margins, fresh and bright
colorVERY 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 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)
1c Green, Rotary Perf 11
(544). Deep rich color, bold "Binghamton New York" precancelFRESH AND FINE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE ROTARY PRESS WASTE ISSUE.
This is an extremely difficult stamp to find in sound, cenetered condition. The example offered here is choice. With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)