Sale 1390 — The Daniel J. Ryterband Collection: Vending and Affixing Machine Perforations, and Modern Errors
Sale Date — Thursday, 1 October, 2026
Category — The Mailometer Company

2c Carmine, Ty. I, Mailometer Ty. I (320). 17.45mm perf length (Belasco Ty. Ia), strip of four, unused (no gum), bright color, Very Fine, ex Getlan, with 2001 P.S.E. (co-signed Belasco) and 2022 P.F. certificates

2c Carmine, Ty. I, Mailometer Ty. I (320). 17.45mm perf length (Belasco Ty. Ia), pair, original gum, Very Fine, ex Getlan, with 2003 P.S.E. certificate (co-signed Belasco)

2c Scarlet, Ty. I, Mailometer Ty. I (320b). 17.45mm perf length (Belasco Ty. Ia), strip of five, original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant color, fresh and Very Fine, ex Getlan, with 1989 P.S.E. and 2022 P.F. certificates, Scott value as a strip of four without premium for the additional stamp

3c Deep Violet, Mailometer Ty. I (345). Guide line strip of four, Belasco Ty. Ia, original gum, end stamps Mint N.H., deep rich color, Very Fine, ex Depew
Certificate
2015 PF No. 531105 View Cert

5c Blue, Mailometer Ty. I (347). 17.45mm perf length (Belasco Ty. Ia), guide line strip of four, original gum, lightly hinged, well-centered, Very Fine and choice, ex Getlan, with 2023 P.F. certificate
Certificate
2023 PF No. 593957 View Cert

2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon, Mailometer Ty. I (371). 17.7mm perf length (Belasco Ty. I), guide line strip of four, original gum, brilliant color, fresh and Extremely Fine, the Belasco book states that this issue comes only with 17.45mm length Ty. Ia perforations, however this is clearly the 17.7mm length Ty. I, no doubt rare as such, ex Getlan, with 1989 P.S.E. certificate not specifying the perf row length, with 2022 P.F. certificate stating 17.7mm perf length

2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon, Mailometer Ty. I (371). 17.45mm perf length (Belasco Ty. Ia), guide line pair, original gum, slight bit of gum loss from hinge removal, well-centered, deep color, Very Fine and choice, ex Getlan, with 2022 P.S.E. certificate ("previously hinged")
Certificate
2022 PSE No. 01417175 View Cert

2c Carmine, Ty. I, Mailometer Ty. II (320). Pair, original gum, lightly hinged, Very Fine, ex Getlan, with 1988 (as Pale Carmine) and 2022 P.F. certificates

3c Deep Violet, Mailometer Ty. II (345). Strip of four with 2mm spacing and right selvage, original gum, deep rich color, Fine-Very Fine and attractive multiple, ex Getlan
Certificate
2023 PF No. 593958 View Cert

4c Orange Brown, Mailometer Ty. II (346). Strip of four, spacing ranges from 2.5mm at left to 3.25 mm at right, original gum, barest trace of hinging on one if at all, Very Fine and scarce strip, ex Getlan, with 1986 A.P.S. and 2022 P.F. certificates

2c Carmine, Alaska-Yukon, Mailometer Ty. II (371). Pair with part imprint in the left selvage, original gum, bright color, Very Fine, ex Getlan, with 2022 P.S.E. certificate
Certificate
2022 PSE No. 01417178 View Cert

2c Carmine, Hudson-Fulton, Mailometer Ty. II, IV (373). Pair of Ty. II and two pairs of Ty. IV, original gum, first Mint N.H., Fine, ex Getlan

2c Carmine, Ty. I, Mailometer Ty. IV (320). Guide line pair, original gum, lightly hinged, choice centering and margins, Extremely Fine, ex Getlan, with 2022 P.F. certificate
Certificate
2022 PF No. 586788 View Cert

3c Deep Violet, Mailometer Ty. IV (345). Mint N.H. centerline block of four, rich color, wide margins, Extremely Fine and attractive block, scarce in Mint N.H. condition, ex Getlan, with 2014 P.F. certificate, Scott value as hinged
Certificate
2014 PF No. 517108 View Cert

2c Carmine, Lincoln, Mailometer Ty. IV (368). Paste-up strip of four, original gum, radiant color, Very Fine and scarce paste-up strip, the Belasco book notes a strip of four is the largest recorded multiple (we also sold a block of four in the first Getlan sale), ex Grunin and Getlan, with 2022 P.F. certificate
Certificate
2022 PF No. 591336 View Cert

1c Green, Mailometer Ty. IV (408). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, fresh and Very Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate, ex Getlan, Scott value as hinged is $200 which significantly undervalues this

1c Green, Mailometer Ty. IV (481). Rich color, bold "Saint Louis Missouri" three-line precancel, Very Fine and choice, scarce, there are two types of St. Louis precancels known on this issue (two-line and three-line) and they are both very scarce, ex Getlan, with 2007 A.P.S. certificate
Certificate
2007 A.P.S. No. 175060 View Cert

2c Carmine, Mailometer Ty. IV (482). Guide line strip of four, original gum, lightly hinged and end stamps Mint N.H., brilliant color, Very Fine and choice, ex Getlan, with 2022 P.F. certificate
Certificate
2022 PF No. 591340 View Cert

2c Carmine, Mailometer Ty. IV (482). Mint N.H. paste-up strip of four, bright color, choice centering and margins, Extremely Fine, ex Getlan, with 1992 P.S.E. and 2022 P.F. certificates, Scott value as hinged

2c Carmine, Mailometer Ty. IV (482). Mint N.H. strip of four, right stamp broken "U" variety, radiant color, Very Fine, ex Getlan, with 2022 P.F. certificate, Scott value $400 as hinged and without premium for the variety
Certificate
2022 PF No. 591341 View Cert

Mailometer Type IV Misperforated Balance. Twelve items on exhibit pages, including No. 384 strip of four with right selvage and shifting perfs, five of No. 383 including vertical strip of four with shifted perfs, horizontal strip of four with perfs at top and bottom, guide line horizontal strip of four with perfs at top and bottom, three of No. 408 and three of No. 409, two are used, Very Fine and unusual group
Certificate
1994 PSE No. 24206 View Cert

Mailometer Varieties. Exhibit page with four items (two unused, two used), including imperforate strip of six of 347H with St. Louis precancels with 2006 P.F. certificate stating "stripped from a local precancelled sheet by Mailometer Co.", precancel strip of four of 1c with extra row of perfs, strip of seven of 1c with guideline at right with two extra rows of perfs, last is pair of 2c with misaligned perfs, Fine-Very Fine and unusual group, ex Getlan
Certificate
2006 PF No. 422846 View Cert
