Sale 1096 — The Robert R. Hall Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 28-30 April, 2015
Category — 1922-29 and Later Issues (Scott 551-679)
1c-$5.00 1922-27 Issues (551-573, 575-577, 581-591, 622-623, 631, 632-634, 635-642, 692-701). Blocks of four, incl. two $5.00 (one center line, other top blue plate no., two stamps on each Mint N.H.), all stamps Mint N.H. on the $1.00, $2.00 and No. 591, some others Mint N.H.FINE-VERY FINE. A REMARKABLE ASSEMBLAGE OF BLOCKS OF FOUR OF THE 1922-27 ISSUES.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire virtually all examples of these designs in their various perforations and printings.
-1/2c-$2.00 1922-25 Issue (551-572, 575-577, 622-623). Plate blocks of six, 14c Mint N.H., several other stamps Mint N.H., few h.r., overall very nice condition except $2.00 vertical crease at right ending in tear, Fine-Very Fine and desirable group
2c-15c 1922-25 Issue (554 two, 564 two, 566). Plate blocks of six, each from star plate, few stamps h.r., few stamps Mint N.H., few minor perf separations sensibly reinforced, Fine-Very Fine
$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Top double plate no. and arrow block of eight, lightly hinged, brilliant colors, fresh and Very Fine
1c Green, 2c Carmine, Rotary (578-579). Blocks of four, 1c imperforate along bottom sheet margin, 2c Mint N.H. with top selvage, bright colors, Fine-Very Fine
1c Green, Rotary (578). Top star and plate no. 14588 block of six, top left and top center stamps h.r., others Mint N.H., bright color, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine
2c Carmine, Rotary (579). Top star and plate no. 15500 block of four, three stamps Mint N.H., top right stamp single hinge mark, brilliant color, Very Fine and choice
1c-10c 1923-26 Issue, Perf 10 (581-591). Plate blocks, the 1c, 1-1/2c, 4c and 9c Mint N.H., 8c disturbed original gum, Fine-Very Fine set
1c Green, Rotary, Perf 11 (594). Part disturbed original gum, attractive centering for this difficult issue with perfs clear (often found with perfs in), corner crease at bottom right, small thin spotFINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 ISSUE, SCOTT 594. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST 20TH CENTURY STAMPS IN UNUSED CONDITION.
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. 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.
Our census of unused examples of Scott 594, based on the Levi and P.F. records and available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/594/594.pdf , contains only 18 stamps. Of these only 11 have any gum, and three of those have perforated initials of Crowell Publishing Co. of Springfield, Ohio, which some collectors regard as equivalent to a cancel.
Census No. 594-OG-05. With 1963 P.F. certificate. Scott Catalogue notes "both unused and used are valued with perforations just touching frameline on one side". Scott Retail as no gum $35,000.00, as original gum
1c Green, Rotary, Perf 11 (594). Rich color, neat machine cancelFRESH AND FINE. A SCARCE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 1923 ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 ISSUE.
Our census of Scott 594, available at our website at: http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/594/594.pdf , contains 89 used singles, four used pairs and five covers (including one with a pair) for a total of 103 used stamps. Many have perforations either in on one or more sides, or have faults.
Census No. 594-CAN-50. With 1997 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Mint N.H. block of four, intense shade and impression, Fine-Very Fine, a beautiful block, with 1993 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Top star and plate no. 14416 block of six, one top stamp h.r., other three Mint N.H., brilliant color, fresh and Fine-Very Fine
2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Rich color, wavy-line machine cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1994 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Mint N.H. pair, vivid color, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 and 2003 P.F. certificates
2c Carmine, Joint Line Pair, Ty. I, II (599-599A). Right stamp Type I, left stamp Type II, intense shade and impression, registry oval cancels, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, a beautiful combination joint line pair, with 1996 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Mint N.H., choice margins and centering, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
2c Harding, Rotary, Perf 11 (613). With top sheet selvage, bright shade and crisp impression, neat wavy-line machine cancelFRESH AND FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT HARDING ROTARY PERF 11.
Warren G. Harding, the 29th President, died in San Francisco on August 2, 1923, during a cross-country "Voyage of Understanding". Several people suggested a Harding memorial stamp, printed in black, and it was rushed into production. The first flat plate printing (Scott 610) was issued on September 1, 1923, in his home town of Marion, Ohio, followed less than two weeks later by the normal Perf 10 rotary press printing (Scott 612) on September 12.
The 2c Harding Rotary Perf 11 stamp was discovered in 1938 by Leslie Lewis of the New York firm, Stanley Gibbons Inc. Gary Griffith presents his hypothesis in United States Stamps 1922-26 that rotary-printed sheets of 400 were first reduced to panes of 100 and then fed through the 11-gauge perforating machine normally used for flat plate sheets. This method explains the existence of a straight-edge on Scott 613. Production quality and quantity was very low, due to the rotary press stamps' natural tendency to curl, and the use of the flat plate perforator for the slightly different-sized rotary printing.
Our census of the 2c Harding Rotary Perf 11, available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/613/613.pdf , records 45 used singles (one faintly cancelled, if at all), one used pair and the recently-discovered used strip of three. Of the singles, 26 are sound, but of these only six rate a grade of Very Fine or Extremely Fine.
Census No. 613-CAN-45. With copy of 1998 P.F. certificate for pair (this is the right stamp).
-1/2c-50c 1926-31 Issues (631-634, 635-642, 653, 692-701). The 5c-9c, 14c, 15c and 25c Mint N.H., rich colors, Fine-Very Fine
2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (634b). Warm shade, wavy-line machine cancel, wide margins, Extremely Fine used example of this scarce shade
2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H., essentially perfect centering with balanced margins, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp
2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H. block of four, brilliant color, fresh and Fine-Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as singles
2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Top left corner plate no. 19644 block of four, bottom left stamp lightly hinged, other three Mint N.H., brilliant color, fresh and Fine
1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Complete set of blocks of four, bottom stamps and few others Mint N.H., bright colors, Fine-Extremely Fine set, Scott Retail as singles
1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Plate no. blocks of four, 4c, 5c and 8c Kans. and 1c and 5c Nebr. Mint N.H., bright colors, fresh and Very Fine set of plate blocks
1c-10c Kans., Nebr. Overprints (658-679). Used blocks of four, rich colors, range of cancels, Fine-Very Fine with a few Extremely Fine