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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Top plate no. 7462 and “S 20” block of four, unused (no gum), typical centering for this issue, natural inclusion top left stamp A RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1919 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PRESS WASTE ISSUE. At the beginning or end of a coil-stamp print run from the 170-subject rotary plates, some leading or trailing paper was left over that was too short for rolling into 500-stamp rolls. In 1919 the Bureau devised an economical plan to salvage this waste by converting the leftovers from coil stamps into sheet stamps. This was accomplished by cutting the sheets into panes and running them through the flat-plate perforator for the horizontal perforations, giving the stamps perforations on all sides. The Type III design was far more plentiful (producing Scott 540) but a small number of Type II (Scott 539) was also produced. Since Scott 539 was put through two different perforating machines (perforated 10 vertically on the rotary perforator during the coil part of production and then perforated 11 on the flat plate perforator), most of the stamps are off-center. The rotary press sheets also had a natural tendency to curl, making perforating on the flat plate perforator especially difficult. Small backstamp. Scott Retail as original gum Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2014, Sale 1077, Lot 316 |
US$3,250.00 |
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (Scott 539). Mint N.H. with top plate no. “S 20” selvage, average centering for this difficult issue, natural inclusion in hair, Very Good, only a few examples of this rarity are known with the “S 20” plate number selvage Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2014, Sale 1077, Lot 315 |
US$1,100.00 |
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* 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (Scott 539), typical centering, though perfs do clear all around, fresh color, original gum, Fine (photo). $2,350 Expertization: photocopy of 1983 P.F. (for block) and 2012 P.S.E. Certificates, the latter graded VG 50. Matthew Bennett International, May 2014, Sale 350, Lot 659 |
US$1,500.00 |
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1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (Scott 539), o.g., lightly hinged, pleasing example of this rarity, perfs close to touching at right; actually nicer centering than is normally encountered on this notoriously difficult stamp; extremely fresh color; trivial pencil notation on reverse at bottom right corner is inconsequential; tiny natural perf disc indent at upper left, Very Good to Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate & 1999 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $2,750 in the grade of “Fine”. Estimate value $1,500 – 2,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Mar 2014, Sale 650, Lot 2649 |
US$1,200.00 |
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1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (Scott 539), bottom margin single, o.g., barest trace of hinge (we cannot see where – appears never hinged), premium quality example of this incredibly difficult stamp, with wide margins and beautiful rich color, as this stamp almost always comes with the perforations cutting the design, finding a stamp like this in pristine mint condition is quite an accomplishment, as this stamp is one of the nicest examples obtainable, choice Very Fine for this, 2014 P.S.E. certificate & 1992 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,750 in the grade of “Fine”. Estimate value $4,000 – 6,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Mar 2014, Sale 648, Lot 2196 |
US$4,250.00 |
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Mint N.H., vivid color, outstanding centering for this difficult Rotary Waste issue VERY FINE AND CHOICE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1919 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PRESS WASTE ISSUE, SCOTT 539. At the beginning or end of a coil-stamp print run from the 170-subject rotary plates, some leading or trailing paper was left over that was too short for rolling into 500-stamp rolls. In 1919 the Bureau devised an economical plan to salvage this waste by converting the leftovers from coil stamps into sheet stamps. This was accomplished by cutting the sheets into panes and running them through the flat-plate perforator for the horizontal perforations, giving the stamps perforations on all sides. The Type III design was far more plentiful (producing Scott 540) but a small number of Type II (Scott 539) was also produced. Since Scott 539 was put through two different perforating machines (perforated 10 vertically on the rotary perforator during the coil part of production and then perforated 11 on the flat plate perforator), most of the stamps are off-center. The rotary press sheets also had a natural tendency to curl, making perforating on the flat plate perforator especially difficult. With 1992 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 731 |
US$5,500.00 |
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1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (539), o.g., lightly hinged (natural gum crease), sensational rich color, a pleasing example of this notoriously difficult stamp, centered much nicer than normally found, Fine, 1975 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,750. Estimate $1,500 – 2,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2013, Sale 640, Lot 450 |
US$2,400.00 |
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1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (539), o.g., lightly hinged, decent example of this rarity, with gorgeous rich color, valued in Scott at the grade of Fine, Very Good, 1976 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,750. Estimate $1,000 – 1,500. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 452 |
US$1,500.00 |
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1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (539), o.g., lightly hinged, fantastic color and impression, a very pleasing example of this notoriously difficult coil waste issue, the catalog value of $2,750 is for this stamp in the grade of “Fine”, Very Good to Fine, 2004 A.P.S. certificate for block of 4, from which this stamp was taken, this being the top right stamp from the block, plus a 2007 P.S.E. certificate for the single stamp. Scott $2,750. Estimate $1,500 – 2,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 3658 |
US$1,100.00 |
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1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (539), o.g., never hinged (faint fingerprint on gum), remarkably fresh and choice example of this rotary coil waste issue, a nicely centered stamp with exquisite color, Fine to Very Fine, 1996 and 2012 P.F. certificates. Scott $4,000 in the grade of “Fine”. Estimate $3,000 – 4,000. Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 3657 |
US$3,250.00 |
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (Scott 539). Lightly hinged, rich color, centered to top and right, nearly Fine for the issue, with 1988 P.F. and 2011 P.S.E. certificates Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2013, Sale 1050, Lot 636 |
US$1,100.00 |
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539, 1919 2c carmine rose, Type II, ,nicely centered single with fresh color, very lightly hinged, Very Fine and choice, signed Sloane and with 1973 PF certificate (Scott $2,750) H.R. Harmer, Jun 2013, Sale 3003, Lot 1385 |
US$2,300.00 |
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (Scott 539). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade, attractive margins and centering for this difficult issue VERY FINE LIGHTLY-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1919 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PRESS COIL WASTE ISSUE, SCOTT 539. With 1959 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, May 2013, Sale 1044, Lot 308 |
US$2,600.00 |
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (Scott 539). Single hinge mark, intense shade and impression, fresh and Very Fine, a pretty stamp, with 1974 and 2008 P.F. certificates. Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2013, Sale 1040, Lot 1948 |
US$2,700.00 |
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (Scott 539). Mint N.H., strong color, small painted over scrape near Washington’s forehead, Fine appearance, with 2011 P.F. certificate Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2013, Sale 1040, Lot 1947 |
US$1,100.00 |