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1918 24c Carmine Rose and Blue “Inverted Jenny” Scott C3a

bobh — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:24:39 +0000

THE FINEST NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE

Few stamps hold the widespread fascination of the "Inverted Jenny" and the importance of its undisputed popularity combined with the unimprovable virgin condition cannot be overstated.

The Finer of the two graded Never Hinged example known. The ultimate "virgin" inverted Jenny.

The 1918 Twenty Four Cent Inverted Jenny is one of the most recognized rarities in all of philately. Its legendary status began the moment the stamp was issued in May 1918, when William T. Robey purchased an entire error sheet of 100 at the New York Avenue Post Office window in Washington D.C.

Within a week, Robey sold the sheet for $15,000 to the well-known Philadelphia stamp dealer Eugene Klein. All but six examples of this stamp from the original sheet survive. The whereabouts of those six are unknown and presumably lost forever.

In our opinion, this is the most valuable single from the original sheet. Although there are bettered centered examples, they have all been hinged and, therefore ,are no longer totally original. If you have the means, consider this treasure.

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2c Harding, Rotary Perf 11 – Scott 613

admin — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:11:57 +0000

THE FINEST KNOWN OF THE 44 2-CENT HARDING ROTARY PERF 11 STAMPS RECORDED

Extremely well-centered with unusually wide margins for this printing, sharp impression, bold wavy-line machine cancel

FRESH AND EXTREMELY FINE. .

Records show 40 used singles (one faintly cancelled, if at all) and two used pairs. Of the singles, 23 are sound, but of these only five rate a grading of Very Fine or Extremely Fine. The stamp offered here is unquestionably in the finest existing condition.

The 2c Harding Rotary Perf 11 stamp was discovered in 1938 by Leslie Lewis of the New York firm, Stanley Gibbons Inc. Gary Griffith presents his hypothesis in United States Stamps 1922-26 that rotary-printed sheets of 400 were first reduced to panes of 100 and then fed through the 11-gauge perforating machine normally used for flat plate sheets. This method distinguishes sheet-waste stamps -- Scott 544, 596 and 613 -- from the coil-waste stamps and explains the existence of a straight-edge on Scott 613.

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15c Dark Blue – Scott 274

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:20:58 +0000

Finest Known

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. Without Question THE FINEST KNOWN 15-CENT BUREAU WATERMARKED ISSUE. A true condition rarity excelling in freshness, quality, centering and appearance. FINEST BY A MILE.

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$1.00 Black – Scott 261

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:19:06 +0000

Finest Known - Mint N.H

Intense shade and proof-like impression on bright paper, well-balanced and enormous margins all around

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A HUGE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 $1.00 TYPE I UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. A STAMP OF TRULY MASSIVE DIMENSIONS. EXCESSIVELY RARE.

THE FINEST KNOWN BY A MILE.

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2c Deep Rose, Ty. Ia, Imperforate – Scott 482A

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:06:41 +0000

Schermack Ty. III Private Perforation

Incredibly deep rich color on bright paper, with full Schermack perforations on both sides, with additional margin to left of Schermack perforations, wide margins at top and bottom, centered to left as are virtually all known examples, cancelled by perfect wavy-line machine cancel

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT TYPE Ia IMPERFORATE IN EXISTENCE. AN OUTSTANDING RARITY AND ONE OF THE RAREST STAMPS OF TWENTIETH CENTURY UNITED STATES PHILATELY.

Scott 482A, like its slightly more famous predecessor, Scott 314A, was issued imperforate by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and sold to the Schermack Company for use in its patented stamp-affixing machines. The Schermack "Sealer and Stamper" machine typically applied stamps one at a time, and, in most cases, the hyphen-hole perfs on one side would be cut off. Unlike Scott 314A, the release of imperforate sheets printed from the experimental Type Ia plates escaped the notice of contemporary collectors, and, therefore, has a very small survival rate.

Schermack Type III stamps are often cut into the design by the oblong perforations or miscut with one side of the perforated margin missing. This problem for collectors, which meant very little to contemporary users of the stamps, resulted from two consecutive events. First, the sheets were perforated with the Schermack holes, creating an opportunity for misalignment between the stamps. Second, when the strip of stamps was fed through the Schermack affixing machine, the cutting blade did not always align with the space between stamps. The stamp offered here is remarkable because the Schermack perforations just touch the design, and it was cut with margins well clear of the design and with Schermack perforations intact.

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15c Brown & Blue – Scott 119b

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:03:15 +0000

, Ty. II, Center Inverted

Well-centered, Marvelous Rich Colors, Nearly Full o.g., Very Fine, Phenomenal Condition For Such An Extraordinarily Rare Stamp, Of the Three Known Unused Examples This Is By Far The Best, in our opinion this is the Most Valuable United States Stamp Extant, ex-Hind, Bingham & L.ily.

THIS IS FROM A 1982 SIEGEL SALE. THE RAREST AND MOST VALUABLE U.S. MINT STAMP!

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Scott 121b – PSE 85 Mint – 1869 30c

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:12:49 +0000

Finest Known of only 7 that exist

Scott #: 121b
Color: Ultra & carmine
Condition: Mint
Denomination: 30c
PSE GRADE: VF-XF 85

Excellent, fresh, colors and impression, beautifully centered, with traces or original gum.By far the finest of the seven known copies. THE RAREST AND THE FINEST.