Superb United States Stamps, Featuring the Sarasota Collection continued...

EXTREMELY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF SCOTT 453.

With 1997 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF SCOTT 453 IN THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE.

The Type I rotary press stamps were produced using the same master dies as had been used for flat plate printings. However, due to the curve of the plate to fit the rotary press, the impressions lacked some of the details of the flat plate printings. This printing process made it very difficult for well-centered examples to be produced. New dies were made with strengthened lines, resulting in the Type II stamps.

With 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE DESIRABLE 5-CENT PERF 10 ERROR.

This example, showing the 2c denomination of the surrounding stamps, should be considered very desirable.

With 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95) (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT PERF 11 ERROR.

With 1991 P.F. certificate for double error in block of twelve (Image)