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Date
$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Wide top imprint, plate no. 5782 and letter "A" block of six, lightly hinged, deep rich color, fresh and intactEXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR TOP IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF SIX OF THE $1.00 1912 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED FRANKLIN ISSUE. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
Scott 423 was printed from a single plate, which had plate numbers at top and bottom. This is one of the rarest of the Washington-Franklin Issue plate blocks. Lewis Kaufman records nine top and two bottom plate blocks. This is the first we have offered since 2015.
Ex Grunin, Wampler and Curtis
$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Block of four, top stamps h.r., rich color, natural gum bends, Fine-Very Fine
$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Block of four, deep rich color and detailed impression, top right stamp tiny thin speck, Very Fine-Extremely Fine appearance
$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Wide top imprint, plate no. 5782 and letter "A" block of six, lightly hinged, deep rich color, fresh and intactEXTREMELY FINE. A SPECTACULAR TOP IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF SIX OF THE $1.00 1912 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED FRANKLIN ISSUE. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
Scott 423 was printed from a single plate, which had plate numbers at top and bottom. This is one of the rarest of the Washington-Franklin Issue plate blocks. Lewis Kaufman records nine top and two bottom plate blocks.
Ex Grunin and Wampler
$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Block of four, bottom left stamp Mint N.H., others h.r., rich color and detailed impression, few toned perfs, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Block of four, bottom stamps Mint N.H., top stamps small h.r., deep shade and proof-like impression, fresh and Very Fine, Scott Retail as singles
$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Bottom imprint, "A" and plate no. 5782 block of six, faintly hinged, some very light trivial perf strengtheningFINE-VERY FINE. A RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF SIX OF THE $1.00 1912 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED FRANKLIN ISSUE.
One of the rarest of all Washington-Franklin plate blocks and in our opinion undercataloged as Scott Retail in 1985 of $12,500.00 is not significantly higher today. Lewis Kaufman records nine top and two bottom plate blocks
$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Block of four with selvage at bottom, stamps Mint N.H., h.r. in selvage at bottom left, deep rich colorFINE-VERY FINE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $1.00 1915 FRANKLIN ISSUE.
Pencil notation on bottom left stamp. Scott Retail as four Mint N.H. singles
$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Top imprint, plate no. 5782 and letter "A" block of six, lightly hinged, rich color and proof-like impressionVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF THE $1.00 1912 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED FRANKLIN ISSUE.
Scott 423 was printed from a single plate, which had plate numbers at top and bottom. This is one of the rarest of the Washington-Franklin Issue plate blocks. Lewis Kaufman records nine top and two bottom plate blocks.
Undercatalogued in Scott, where the value has remained largely unchanged for the past 25 years. This catalogued $12,500.00 when it was last sold by our firm in the 1985 Rarities sale.
$1.00 Violet Brown (423). Bottom imprint, plate no. 5782 and letter "A" block of six, deep rich color and proof-like impression, top stamps and bottom right Mint N.H.FINE-VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF SIX OF THE $1.00 1912 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED FRANKLIN ISSUE.
This is one of the rarest of the Washington-Franklin Issue plate blocks. Lewis Kaufman records nine top and two bottom plate blocks.
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