Sale 1391 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 13-15 October, 2026
Category — 1922 and Later Issues
5c Dark Blue, Imperforate Pair (557a). Mint N.H., Positions 91-92 lightly noted in pencil on back, sheet margin at left, intense shade, post-office fresh
EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE 1922 5-CENT ROOSEVELT IMPERFORATE PAIR. VERY RARE IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION
One or two panes of 100 were issued. According to Gary Griffith, a pane was found in Stamford Conn. and was broken up by Philip Ward after numbering each stamp in pencil. A Power Search review turned up more than 20 pairs offered in our auctions since 1993, but this is one of only two we have offered in Mint N.H. condition.
Ex Myerson. With 2002 P.F. certificate
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2002 PF No. 0388452 View Cert
10c Orange, Imperforate Pair (562b). Horizontal pair, unused (no gum as are all known examples), beautifully balanced margins, vibrant color, Very Fine, a desirable and scarce pair of this variety, according to United States Stamps 1922-26 by Gary Griffith, noted dealer Philip Ward purchased a pane in 1925 in Oklahoma which had large areas marked for destruction with a blue crayon, examples such as the pair offered here not defaced by the blue crayon are scarce, with 1992 P.F. certificate
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1992 PF No. 0262213 View Cert
10c Orange, Perf 10 at Top (562c). Bold Minneapolis Minn. precancel, certificate notes multiple creases
FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1922 ISSUE PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM VARIETY.
Our census of Scott 562c, available at our website at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/562c, contains four unused singles, 15 used singles, one single in a pair, two pairs and one on cover, for a total of four unused and 21 used. All except one pair and the unique cover have precancels. This is the first used example we have offered since 2019.
Census no. 562c-CAN-16. With 2026 P.F. certificate.
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2026 PF No. 618636 View Cert
15c Gray (566). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins and choice centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95)
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2004 PSE No. 00130486 Graded 95J View Cert
25c Yellow Green (568). Mint N.H., precise centering, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only five grade higher
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2006 PSE No. 01031251 Graded 98 View Cert
$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H., wide and beautifully balanced margins, Extremely Fine Gem
$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H. arrow, marker and double plate nos. F14326/F14327 block of eight, usual natural gum bend and tiny skips, fresh and bright, Very Fine-Extremely Fine
2c Carmine, Rotary (579). Top left plate no. 15910 and star block of six, original gum, top left and top right stamps hinged, others Mint N.H., bright color, Very Fine, with 2026 P.F. certificate, Scott value as hinged plate block plus hinged and Mint N.H. singles
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2026 PF No. 621288 View Cert
1c Green, Rotary, Perf 11 (594). Choice centering for this difficult issue, radiant color, crisp impression, unobtrusive cancel, tiny corner crease at bottom right, tiny thin spot at right center, corner crease at top left
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A MOST ATTRACTIVE LIGHTLY CANCELLED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT ROTARY PERF 11 ISSUE, SCOTT 594.
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 Scott 594, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/594, contains 96 used singles, 12 stamps in 6 used pairs, and 6 stamps on 5 covers (one with a pair) for a total of 114 used stamps. Another 18 unused stamps are recorded (including four with perfin initials). Many have perforations cutting in on one or more sides, or have faults.
Census no. 594-CAN-74. Ex Wingate and from our 2001 Rarities sale. With 1999 P.F. certificate.
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1999 PF No. 0328262 View Cert
2c Carmine, Rotary, Perf 11 (595). Top left plate no. 14368 and star block of four, original gum, three stamps Mint N.H., top left stamp h.r., deep rich color, Fine
1½c Brown, Coil (598). Mint N.H. pair, bright shade, gorgeous centering, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Myerson, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), the highest grade awarded and shared by only six others
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2009 PSE No. 01199288 Graded 98 View Cert
2c Carmine, Joint Line Pair, Ty. I, II (599-599A). Mint N.H., Type II at right, vivid color, fresh and Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (F 70), SCV $1,350
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2006 PSE No. 01048524 Graded 70 View Cert
2c Carmine, Joint Line Pair, Ty. I, II (599-599A). Mint N.H., Ty II at left, showing part of captured plate no. at top, Fine and unusual, we have not offered an example of this issue with captured plate number since our 2010 sale of the Beutel collection, Scott value as nmormal
2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (599A). Mint N.H. joint line pair, vivid color, very choice centering especially for this challenging line pair, Extremely Fine, ex Dr. Killien, with 1992 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85), only five grade higher (highest is only 90) and one other shares this grade, SCV $1,250
10c Orange, Coil (603). Mint N.H. pair, near perfect centering with intact perfs at sides and portions of adjoining stamps, vivid color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only three pairs only grade higher
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2005 PSE No. 01013855 Graded 98 View Cert
2c Carmine, Coil (606). Mint N.H. pair, excellent centering with bright color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only three pairs grade higer
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2006 PSE No. 01066578 Graded 98 View Cert
1½c Yellow Brown (633). Mint N.H., outstanding centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only one grades higher
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2005 PSE No. 01022785 Graded 98 View Cert
2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (634b). Mint N.H., lovely warm shade, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, ex Myerson, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90), only seven grade higher
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2005 PSE No. 01030386 Graded 90 View Cert
2c Carmine, Ty. II (634A). Mint N.H., vivid color, well-centered, Very Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
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2005 PSE No. 01020785 View Cert
2c Carmine Rose, Valley Forge (645). Mint N.H. with bottom selvage, perfectly centered, deep rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100), only one grades higher and ten share this perfect grade
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2007 PSE No. 01117332 Graded 100 View Cert
5c Blue, Aeronautics (650). Mint N.H., mathematically perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100), only four grade higher and seven are equal
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2005 PSE No. 01022783 Graded 100 View Cert
2c Carmine Rose, Ohio River (681). Mint N.H., Jumbo margins and precise centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2026 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo), only one grades higher (at 100) and two share this lofty grade — the other 98J realized $950 in our 2025 sale of the Ryterband collection (SMQ was the same as now)
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2026 PSE No. 01467019 Graded 98J View Cert
20c Carmine Rose (698). Mint N.H., precise centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98), only five grade higher
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2006 PSE No. 01067207 Graded 98 View Cert
3c Nicolet's Landing, Imperforate Vertically (739b). Original gum, barely hinged, well-centered, Very Fine, with 2026 P.F. certificate
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2026 PF No. 623643 View Cert
1c Yosemite, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Horizontally (740a). Mint N.H., bright color and well-centered, small inclusion on gum of top stamp not mentioned on certificate, Extremely Fine, Scott Errors Catalogue states 16 pairs or strips of three known, with 2026 P.F. certificate
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2026 PF No. 029031 View Cert
$5.00 Presidential (834). Mint N.H. with wide top selvage, essentially perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, from the Nathanael Greene collection, with 2012 P.F. certificate (Superb 98)
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2012 PF No. 501841 Graded 98 View Cert
13c Talking Pictures, Color Shift (1727 var). Mint N.H. sheet of 50 with the yellow and orange colors shifted strongly downward, Very Fine and eye-catching color shift
18c Edna St. Vincent Millay, Double and Triple Impressions of Lithographed Colors (1926 var). Mint N.H. with bottom selvage, showing double impression of the Yellow, Red, Blue and Gray lithographed colors and triple impression of the Orange lithographed color, Very Fine and undoubtedly rare, an exceptional and unlisted variety, with copy of 2018 P.F. certificate for plate block of six
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2018 PF No. 554456 View Cert