Sale 1390 — The Daniel J. Ryterband Collection: Vending and Affixing Machine Perforations, and Modern Errors
Sale Date — Thursday, 1 October, 2026
Category — Modern Errors: Scott 1925 thru 2211a
18c International Year of the Disabled, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (1925a). Mint N.H., blind vertical perfs as listed, Very Fine and rare, Scott Errors catalogue states only 10 pairs are recorded
18c Alcoholism, Imperforate Pair (1927a). Mint N.H. block of four with left sheet margin, Very Fine, Scott value as two pairs
18c American Architecture, Se-Tenant Block of Four, Red Missing (1928 var., 1929a). Mint N.H., top stamps "a" and "b" Red Missing, bottom stamps with the Red at top instead of bottom, caused by a dramatic perforation shift, Fine and scarce, with 2025 P.F. certificate, No. 1928 error is unlisted, No. 1929a is listed but unpriced
18c Frederick Remington, Brown Omitted (1934b). Block of four with top right corner selvage, original gum, top pair lightly hinged, bottom pair Mint N.H., completely lacking the sculpture, Very Fine and scarce block of this dramatic error, with 2021 P.F. certificate, Scott value as singles
20c Desert Plants, Se-Tenant Block of Four, Deep Brown Omitted (1945b). Mint N.H. with left selvage, completely devoid of "USA 20c" and English cactus names, the Latin names in Green present, fresh and Very Fine, a striking and scarce color-missing error, Scott Errors catalogue states 20 blocks recorded, with copy of 2001 A.P.S. certificate for complete sheet
(20c) C Stamp Coil, Imperforate Pair (1947a). Mint N.H., full margins, fresh color, Extremely Fine, Scott Errors catalogue reports 60-70 pairs recorded with approximately half the known examples with gum disturbance from moisture (not affecting this pair), accompanied by a freak pair showing dramatic misperf, Scott value for the error only
20c Love, Errors (1951b, 1951c, 1951d). Three Mint N.H. errors, including bottom right plate no. block of four of Imperforate (1951b), top left corner block of four of Blue Omitted (1951c) and single of Yellow Omitted (1951d), Very Fine and desirable, all three with 2025 P.F. certificates, 1951c also with 2013 P.F. certificate and 1951d with copy of 1997 A.P.S. certificate for sheet, Scott value as singles
20c Consumer Education Coil, Imperforate Pair (2005a). Two Mint N.H. joint line strips of six, including plate no. 1 and plate no. 4 with dramatic miscut, Very Fine, Scott Errors catalogue value
13c Dog and Cat Christmas, Imperforate Pair (2025a). Mint N.H. block of four with plate no. selvage, Very Fine, Scott value as two pairs without premium for the plate no.
20c Season's Greetings, Se-Tenant Blocks of Four, Imperforate and Imperforate Horizontally (2030b, 2030c). Mint N.H., No. 2030c with blind vertical perfs, Very Fine, Scott Errors catalogue states that 20 blocks are recorded for No. 2030b and that 2030c is "rare", despite this the Scott value for the first is higher ($1,100 vs. $700), latter with 1985 P.F. certificate
20c Science & Industry, Black (Engraved) Omitted (2031a). Mint N.H. with narrow right selvage, Very Fine, Scott Errors catalogue notes 40 known
20c Hot Air Ballooning, Se-Tenant Block of Four, Imperforate (2035b). Mint N.H., rich colors
VERY FINE AND RARE IMPERFORATE SE-TENANT BLOCK OF THE 20-CENT HOT AIR BALLOONING ERROR. ONLY TEN ARE RECORDED.
Scott Errors catalogue states only 10 blocks are recorded. With 2002 A.P.S. certificate.
20c Civilian Conservation Corps 50-Year Anniversary, Imperforate Pair (2037a). Mint N.H., fresh and Very Fine, rare with only 17 pairs recorded in the Scott Errors catalogue, with 1997 P.F. certificate
20c Medal of Honor, Red Omitted (2045a). Mint N.H. block of four, bottom left stamp with trivial fingerprint on gum, Very Fine, ex "Vaquero", Scott value as singles
20c Love, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (2072a). Mint N.H. block of four with top plate no. selvage, natural gum crease at top, Very Fine, Scott value as two pairs
20c Carter G. Woodson, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (2073a). Mint N.H. block of four with top plate no. selvage, Very Fine and scarce, the Scott Errors catalogue records only 25 pairs, value as two pairs
20c Smokey Bear, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Between, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Between (2096a, 2096b). Mint N.H. blocks of four of both errors, first with wide bottom selvage and Very Fine, second with narrow top selvage and Fine, with 2009 A.P.S. certificate, Scott value as pairs
20c Smokey Bear, Block of four, Imperforate Between Vertically and Horizontally (2096c). Mint N.H. with additional vertical pair at right which is imperforate between horizontally (2096b), color registration strip in selvage at right, bright colors and wide wide margins
EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 20-CENT SMOKEY BEAR, WITH A BLOCK OF FOUR IMPERFORATE BETWEEN VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY and a pair imperforate horizontally.
Normally modern errors are found imperforate between in only one direction. Only six blocks of four are recorded of No. 2096c (one faulty) plus two blocks of six. This is a wonderful modern rarity combining two different listed errors.
With 2025 P.F. certificate
20c Dogs, Se-Tenant Block of Four, Imperforate Horizontally (2101b). Mint N.H., rich colors, choice centering
VERY FINE AND VERY RARE MODERN ERROR. ONLY EIGHT BLOCKS ARE RECORDED.
Scott Errors catalogue records only eight blocks of four and four pairs of this doggie error rarity. With copy of 2004 P.F. (as discovery sheet) and 2005 P.S.E. certificates.
20c Hispanic Americans, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (2103a). Mint N.H., rich colors, Very Fine, Scott Errors catalogue states only 20 pairs recorded, with 2025 P.F. certificate
20c Family Unity, Perforation Errors (2104a, 2104d). Two error blocks, first is a block of four containing two horizontal pairs, imperforate vertically (2104a), with Mr. Zip bottom selvage, Very Fine, second is a block of eight, the right block of four contains two horizontal pairs, imperforate between (2104d), the vertical perfs are angled but touch the error block sufficiently to categorize this as No. 2104d (other errors of this issue we have encountered have similar angled perfs), Very Fine, Scott value as pairs
20c Santa Claus, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (2108a). Mint N.H. with top color registration selvage, design shifted down cutting into "Season's Greetings" wording at bottom (as usual for this error), Fine and scarce, Scott Errors catalogue states 25 pairs known and most are poorly centered, accompanied by a freak showing dramatic misperf, Scott value for the error only
22c Flag Over Capitol Coil, Imperforate Pair (2115f). Two Mint N.H. strips, first is a plate no. 8 transitional strip of seven, perforated at left and between pos. 1-2, rest imperforate, Very Fine, Scott Errors catalogue notes these exist as transitional strips and sell for a premium as such, second is a plate no. 18 strip of six significantly miscut showing part of the U.S. Capitol design at top, Very Fine, total Scott value counting the first item as normal
14c Iceboat Coil, Imperforate Pair (2134a). Mint N.H. plate no. 2 joint line strip of six, fresh and Very Fine, Scott Errors catalogue value
17c Dog Sled Coil, Imperforate Pair (2135a). Mint N.H. plate no. 2 strip of five, significant miscut puts more than half the sled design and the plate no. at top, a striking error, Scott Errors catalogue value
22c Love, Imperforate Pair (2143a). Mint N.H., fresh and Very Fine, Scott Errors catalogue states only 15 recorded, some of which are creased, with 1999 P.F. certificate
22c Abigail Adams, Imperforate Pair (2146a). Mint N.H. block of four with corner sheet margins, fresh and Very Fine, Scott value as two pairs
18c Washington & Monument Coil, Dull Gum, Imperforate Pair (2149c var). Mint N.H. transitional strip of five, perforated at right and blind perfs between pos. 4-5, others completely imperforate, Very Fine and desirable as a transition multiple, Scott value as two pairs
4c Father Flanagan, All Color Missing (2171d). Strip of ten from the top row of the plate with selvage on three sides, two left stamps all color missing, pos. 3 part of wording at left missing, rest of stamps in strip are normal but plate no. 1 also missing, Very Fine and scarce, caused by an extraneous piece of paper which covered the left stamps, with 2025 P.F. certificate, listed in Scott but unpriced
15c Buffalo Bill Cody, All Color Omitted (2177d). Mint N.H. transitional strip of ten, pos. 1-6 all color omitted, pos. 7 about half the color present and pos. 8-10 normal, selvage at sides, Very Fine, this error was caused by a partially printed plate rather than a paper adherence that causes similar appearing errors, with 2025 P.F. certificate, Scott value as six singles
22c Stamp Collecting, Booklet Pane of Four, Blue (Litho.) Omitted (2201c). Mint N.H., showing Blue omitted on the first three stamps, most obvious on the left stamp in the postcard and in the second stamp on the album pages (the right stamp was not designed with Blue litho.), Very Fine and rare, the Scott Errors catalogue notes only four booklets are reported, with 1993 P.S.E. certificate for booklet of two panes
22c Republic of Texas, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (2204a). Mint N.H. block of four with top selvage, brilliant colors, Very Fine, Scott Errors catalogue reports only 25 pairs reported, accompanied by a freak block of nine, the right column shows gradual disappearance of the Dark Blue, with the bottom right stamp showing only a very faint trace and nearly qualifying as the extremely rare Dark Blue Omitted No. 2204c, of which only two are known and catalogues $5,000 (the 2204c errors come from the same original block of 50 and adjoin this block, see Sale 989, lot 196 for an example), Scott value for the No. 2204a error only
22c Republic of Texas, Dark Red Omitted (2204b). Mint N.H., Very Fine, a rare and striking color-omitted error, only twenty are recorded according to the Scott Errors catalogue, ex Myerson, with 2021 P.F. certificate
22c Public Hospitals, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally, Horizontal Pair, Imperforate Vertically (2210a, 2210b). Mint N.H. blocks of both errors, first block of four with right plate no. selvage, Fine, second block of six with right selvage, Fine as these normally come, also scarce with just 20 pairs recorded in Scott Errors catalogue, value as four pairs without premium for the extra two stamps in 2210b
22c Duke Ellington, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (2211a). Plate no. block of four containing two error pairs, tropicalized original gum, Very Fine, Scott Errors catalogue value