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1918-1920 Offset Issues
 
 
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Lot 430

1918, 2¢ carmine, type VII, offset printing, imperf. (534B), original gum barely hinged, beautifully balanced margins, brilliant color. Choice Very Fine.
Scott $2,500

Expertization: with 1991 P.S.E. certificate and 2005 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 431

1918, 2¢ carmine, type VII, offset printing, imperf. (534B), horizontal pair with vertical guide line. Original gum lightly hinged, large perfectly balanced margins, brilliant color and paper. Extremely Fine, only four pairs graded higher and no 100s. SMQ $4,750.
Scott $5,250

A SUPERB PAIR OF THE MOST RARE OF THE OFFSET ISSUES.

Expertization: with 1991 P.F. certificate and 2013 P.S.E. certificate, the latter graded XF-SUP 95.
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Lot 432

1918, 2¢ carmine, type VII, offset printing, imperf. (534B), horizontal pair. Original gum lightly hinged, balanced margins, bright color and paper. Very Fine, a lovely example of the imperf offset issue type VII.
Scott $5,250

A BRIGHT FRESH PAIR OF THE RARE TYPE VII 2¢ IMPERF OFFSET ISSUE.

Expertization: with 2003 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 433
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1918, 2¢ carmine, type VII, offset printing, imperf. (534B), large to huge margins, lovely fresh color and paper. Distinctive double oval cancel. An Extremely Fine gem.
Scott $1,500

Expertization: with 1997 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 434
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1918, 2¢ carmine, type VII, offset printing, imperf. (534B), lavish margins including portion of adjacent stamp at bottom, fresh color and paper. Neat wavy line cancel. Small oily spot at lower left. Otherwise Extremely Fine.
Scott $1,500

Expertization: with 2002 A.P.S. certificate.
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Lot 435

1919, 1¢ gray green, offset printing, horizontal pair, perf. 12½ imperf. vertically (536a), original gum heavy hinge remnant, excellent centering. Fresh Extremely Fine, scarce.
Scott $900

Expertization: with 1998 P.F. certificate.

Provenance: Floyd
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Lot 436

1919, 1¢ green, rotary press coil waste, perf. 11 x 10 (538), original gum never hinged, beautifully centered within larger margins than usually associated with this issue, rich color. Superb. SMQ $750.
Scott $23

Expertization: with 2004 P.S.E. certificate graded SUP 98.
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Lot 437

1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary press coil waste, perf. 11 x 10 (539), original gum lightly hinged, much better centered than usual, rich color. Very Fine, seldom seen this choice, for reference, the PSE has only graded two examples VF 80 with none higher. SSV $5,650 (SMQ $5,750).
Scott $2,700

A LOVELY FRESH MINT SINGLE OF THE SCARCE 2¢ CARMINE ROSE, TYPE II, ROTARY PRESS COIL WASTE, PERF. 11 X 10, CERTAINLY AMONG THE BEST CENTERED EXTANT.

Expertization: with 2015 P.F. certificate graded VF 80.
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Lot 438
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1922, 1¢ green, rotary press sheet waste, perf. 11 (544), unused without gum, attractive centering for this usually poorly centered issue, rich color. Fresh F.-V.F.
Scott $22,500 for original gum

A FRESH AND HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THIS 20TH CENTURY RARITY. A REVIEW OF THE PF'S "CERTIFICATE SEARCH" FEATURE REVEALED ONLY 18 EXAMPLES IN ANY UNUSED STATE.

Expertization: with 2023 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 439
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1922, 1¢ green, rotary press sheet waste, perf 11 (544), quite well centered within unusually large margins especially for this most difficult issue. Light town postmark, beautiful color. Very Fine. SMQ $6,500.
Scott $3,500 in grade of Fine

A HANDSOME, WELL CENTERED, AND SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1922 ROTARY 1¢ PERF 11.

Expertization: with 1987, 2001 P.F. certificates and 2010 P.S.E. certificate, the last graded VF 80J.
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Lot 440
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1922, 1¢ green, rotary press sheet waste, perf 11 (544), top margin single. Binghamton N.Y pre-cancel, outstanding centering for the issue bright color, cert says "small corner crease top right" which is almost entirely in selvage. Otherwise Very Fine, a most handsome example of the rare 1922 rotary 1¢ perf 11.
Scott $3,500 in grade of Fine

Expertization: with 1990, 2005 P.F. certificates.
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Lot 441
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1922, 1¢ green, rotary press sheet waste, perf. 11 (544), bright color. Neat wavy line cancel. Fine, a fresh and completely sound example of the rare 1¢ 1922 rotary issue.
Scott $3,500

Expertization: with 1965 P.F. certificate.
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Lot 442
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1921, 1¢ green, rotary press coil waste, perf. 11 (545), virtually perfectly centered within unusually wide margins for this, bright color and paper. Light face-free cancel. Extremely Fine, a lovely gem. Unpriced in SSV and SMQ as 90J.
Scott $200

Expertization: with 2013 A.P.S. certificate and 2023 P.F. certificate, the latter graded XF 90J.
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Lot 443

1920, $2 carmine & black (547), original gum never hinged, perfectly centered, remarkably rich color, fresh and choice. Superb, a stunning 1920 $2 carmine and black. SMQ $2,100.
Scott $275

Expertization: with 2011 P.S.E. certificate graded SUP 98.
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Lot 444

1920, $2 lake & black (547a), original gum never hinged, beautifully centered, stunning intense lake shade. Fresh, an Extremely Fine gem, scarce this choice, as reference, the PSE has only graded two higher, 98 is the highest. SSV $1,750 (SMQ $1,900).
Scott $425

Expertization: with 2019 P.F. certificate graded XF-SUP 95 XQ.
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