Costs of US Stamps Scott Cat. 523: US$2.00 1918 Benjamin Franklin Perf 11. Page 18

Costs of US Stamps Scott Catalogue #523: 1918 US$2.00 Franklin Perf 11. Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 325, Lot 2186

1918, $2 orange red & black (523), block of four. Well centered with vibrant color. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine. Scott price $5,200

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 325, Lot 2186

US$2,900.00
US Stamps Value Scott Catalog #523: 1918 US$2.00 Franklin Perf 11. Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 325, Lot 2187

1918, $2 orange red & black (523), lower left corner margin block of four with initials, vibrant color. O.g., never hinged. A Fine position block. Scott value $5,200

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 325, Lot 2187

US$1,200.00
US Stamp Value Scott Cat. #523: US$2.00 1918 Franklin Perf 11. Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 325, Lot 2190

1918, $2 orange red & black (523), right arrow margin block of four, well centered, rich color. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and F.-V.F. Scott price $5,400

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 325, Lot 2190

US$6,500.00
Price of US Stamp Scott Cat. # 523: 1918 US$2.00 Franklin Perf 11. Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 324, Lot 1223

1918, $2 orange red & black (523), top sheet margin single, beautifully centered, original gum, very lightly hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott $625 Expertization: 1972 P.F. Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 324, Lot 1223

US$525.00
Values of US Stamps Scott Cat. #523: 1918 US$2.00 Franklin Perf 11. Matthew Bennett International, Oct 2007, Sale 322, Lot 2253

1918, $2 orange red & black (523), perfectly centered within absolutely enormous margins, bright and fresh, original gum, never hinged, a Superb jumbo gem. SMQ $10,000 as 98, unpriced as 100. Scott $1,300 MATCHLESS WITH ITS IMPECCABLE CENTERING, COLOR, AND NEVER HINGED GUM, THIS SURELY MUST BE THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 1918 $2 FRANKLIN EXTANT; IT IS, IN FACT, THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE EXALTED GRADE OF GEM 100 BY THE P.S.E. Expertization: 1997 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. Certificates, the latter graded Gem 100. The only example either hinged or never hinged graded Gem 100 by the P.S.E.

Matthew Bennett International, Oct 2007, Sale 322, Lot 2253

US$22,000.00
Cost of US Stamps Scott Cat. # 523 - 1918 US$2.00 Franklin Perf 11. Matthew Bennett International, Oct 2007, Sale 322, Lot 2254

1918, $2 orange red & black (523), precisely centered, bright and fresh, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine and choice. SMQ $4,850. Scott $1,300 A CHOICE MINT NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1918 $2 FRANKLIN. Expertization: 2006 P.S.E. Certificate graded XF-Superb 95.

Matthew Bennett International, Oct 2007, Sale 322, Lot 2254

US$4,000.00