50c Violet (440). Mint
N.H., perfectly centered with bottom sheet margin, bright color and very
fresh, Extremely Fine Gem, the 50c Perf 10 single-line watermark stamp is
extremely rare in Mint N.H. centered condition, with 1988 P.F. certificate
(Image)
3c Violet, Horizontal Coil,
Perf 10 (445). Mint N.H. guide line pair, deep rich color, Extremely
Fine and choice, a gorgeous post-office fresh line pair (Image)
2c Red, Ty. I, Vertical Coil,
Perf 10 (449). Joint line pair, perfectly centered, fine clean join
line without smudges, lightly hinged, fresh and bright colorEXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE JOINT LINE PAIR OF THE RARE TYPE I ROTARY PRESS VERTICAL COIL.
The 2c Type I rotary plate was used very briefly to make vertical coils issued in December 1915. It was superseded in February 1916 by the Type III plate. The early printing of the 2c rotary vertical coil was almost completely overlooked by contemporary collectors and dealers, who did not anticipate further production of vertical coils.
With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)
2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (449).
Joint line pair cancelled by duplex datestamp and numeral oval grid, perfs
well clear at top and bottom with adjoining stamps showing, center perfs
into bottom stamp, but this actually serves a good purpose by leaving the
joint line completeFINE-VERY FINE. AN ENORMOUSLY RARE USED JOINT LINE PAIR OF THE TYPE I ROTARY PRESS VERTICAL COIL.
The vast majority of 2c stamps were used as singles, and very few pairs of Scott 449 have survived in used condition. Joint line pairs are extremely rare.
With 1971 P.F. certificate (Image)
30c Orange Red, Perf 10
(476A). Mint N.H., Position 43, very deep and intense color, sharp
proof-like impression on bright white paper, very well-centered for this
difficult stampFRESH AND EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE VERY RARE 30-CENT PERF 10 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ON UNWATERMARKED PAPER.
In an article in Philatelic Opinions V published by the Philatelic Foundation, William T. Crowe, head of the Expert Committee, discusses the discovery of this rare stamp and how it might have been issued. The production of Scott 476A occurred during the period of transition from gauge-10 perfs to gauge 11. Bureau records do not list a 30c printing on unwatermarked paper that was perforated 10, but the existence of two certified panes--one bottom-right pane from Plate 6917 and one top-right pane from Plate 6911--is evidence that the combination of new unwatermarked paper and old 10-gauge perfs occurred, even if inadvertantly. Stamps from these two panes (200 total), two left sheet-margin blocks of four and a bottom plate no. 6914 single, none of which have any trace of watermark, are the only accepted examples of Scott 476A.
With 1984 P.F. certificate (Image)
30c Orange Red, Perf 10
(476A). Well-centered, lightly hinged, intense colorEXTREMELY FINE. ONE OF THE BEST-CENTERED OF THE 209 RECORDED 30-CENT UNWATERMARKED PERF 10 STAMPS.
With 1973 P.F. certificate for left sheet margin pair (Image)