Lot 196
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1920, 2¢ deep rose, type Ia, imperf (482A), rich color, light wavy line machine cancel, full Schermack perforations at right, trace at left. Couple light creases. Fine appearing.
Scott $65,000
ONE OF THE MORE ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLES OF THIS 20TH CENTURY RARITY. ONLY 40 OR SO HAVING BEEN CERTIFIED, MANY OF WHICH ARE FAULTY AND/OR HAVE THE PERFS CUT INTO THE DESIGN OR CLIPPED OFF ENTIRELY.
Expertization: 1997 P.S.E., 2000 P.F. Certificate.
The imperforate 2¢ type Ia was printed specifically to fill an order by the Schermack Company, who then applied their distinctive oblong perforations to the entire supply. Due to the inexact placement of the perforations and to the way the stamps were vended by Schermack?s poorly calibrated "Stamper and Sealer" machines, most had their perforations and/or margins cut off on one side or the other. Because the existence of the new type Ia was not public knowledge at the time, none made it into the hands of contemporary collectors, thus accounting for their great rarity today, and that there are no known unused examples.
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