Lot 1052
1923, 1¢ green, rotary (578), horizontal pair tied by November 7, 1923 Flushing, N.Y. machine cancel, the Earliest Documented Usage, on commercial cover to the commissioner of patents in Washington, D.C., opened on three sides and slightly reduced. F.-V.F. and rare.
Estimate 1,500 - 2,000
Expertization: 2001 A.P.S. Certificate.
The perforated coil waste stamps, made from the unused leading and trailing edges of the sheets used to produce coils, were not considered by the post office to be a new issue of stamps. As a result, there is no documentation as to when they were issued and, hence, no first day covers. It is assumed that the coil waste stamps came out sometime after the January 1, 1923 issue date of the coil stamps themselves.
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| Realized $1,600 |
