The Dr. Carmen A. Puliafito Collection of Outstanding United States continued...

Prices realized...
Later Issues:
Lot Sym. Lot Description Realized
287 nh image1c Green, 2c Carmine, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (578-579). 2c Mint N.H., 1c barely hinged (actually a gum skip), deep rich color, both are Extremely Fine and choice, each with 1992 P.F. certificate (Image) $ 130
288 image1c Green, Rotary, Perf 11 (594). Rich color, unobtrusive strike of oval registry cancel

FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE SCOTT 594. FEWER THAN 100 COPIES EXIST.

The 1c Green, Scott 594, is waste from a horizontal rotary printing used to make coils. At the beginning or end of a coil-stamp print run from the 170-subject rotary plates, some leading or trailing paper was produced that was too short for rolling into 500-stamp rolls. In 1919 the Bureau devised a plan to salvage this waste by perforating and cutting the sheets into panes. They were put through the 11-gauge flat-plate perforator in use at the time, giving the sheets full perforations on all sides. In 1923 coil waste from the new 1c and 2c rotary production was turned into stamps later classified as Scott 578-579 and 594-595. These were the last of the coil-waste issues. The existence of Scott 594 was not reported until four months after the final sheets were delivered, and the 1c Rotary Perf 11 was soon recognized as one of the rarest United States stamps.

There are today fewer than 100 confirmed examples of Scott 594.

With 1988 and 1998 P.F. certificates (Image)

$ 8,000
289 nh image2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Mint N.H., rich color, Extremely Fine and choice, signed "A.P." in pencil on back, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image) $ 375
290 nh image2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Mint N.H. pair, beautiful, rich color, fresh and Very Fine (Image) $ 350
291 nh image2c White Plains Souvenir Sheet, Dot Over "S" (630 var). Mint N.H., bright color, usual light natural gum bends, better-centered than usual, Very Fine-Extremely Fine and choice, Scott value without a premium for the variety (Image) $ 300
292 nh image2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H., vibrant color, natural inclusion in bottom margin, Extremely Fine, with copy of 1995 P.F. certificate for block of four, this being the bottom right stamp (Image) $ 210
293 og image1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). 9c of each set lightly hinged, all others Mint N.H., 1-1/2c Nebr. some offset on face from ovpt., Fine-Very Fine set (Image) $ 280

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