US Stamps Values Scott Cat. # 423C: 5c 1916 George Washington 12×10. Page 1

o 1914, 5¢ blue, perf 12×10 (423C), quite well centered for this variety, deep color, lightly cancelled, small creases. Choice Very Fine appearance. Scott $20,000 A VERY HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE COMPOUND PERFORATION VARIETY, BEING ONE OF THE BETTER CENTERED AND MOST ATTRACTIVE OF THE SMALL NUMBER (LESS THAN 25) OF USED SINGLES CERTIFIED BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION, OF WHICH HALF HAVE FAULTS. THERE ARE NO KNOWN MINT EXAMPLES. Expertization: 1950, 1990 P.F. Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2015, Sale 351, Lot 187

5c Blue, Perf 12 x 10 (423C). Horizontal pair, deep rich color, unobtrusive cancel, left stamp vertical creases, right stamp small tear FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED PAIR OF THE 1914 5-CENT WITH 12 X 10 COMPOUND PERFORATION. A GREAT RARITY Our census of Scott 423C, available at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/423C/423C.pdf , contains 25 used examples. While at one time two pairs were known, the vertical pair was separated leaving only this horizontal pair intact. Census No. 423C-CAN-PR-01. With 1998 A.P.S. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1093, Lot 290

5c Blue, Perf 12 x 10 (423C). Deep rich color and proof-like impression, choice centering for this difficult issue with wide margins, face-free cork cancel VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THIS IS PROBABLY THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THIS ISSUE WITHOUT A PRECANCEL. THE 1914 5-CENT PERF 12 x 10 ISSUE IS ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF THE WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ISSUES. Our census of Scott 423C, available at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/423C/423C.pdf , contains 25 used examples. Of these only eleven are sound or potentially sound — five have not been examined in many years and may have faults. Of the six confirmed sound copies, only four could be considered centered (nos. 3, 5, 14 and the example offered here). One has a precancel (no. 5). The margins on the example offered here are slightly more balanced than the others. Census No. 423C-CAN-20. This stamp originally formed a pair with another in our census. Ex Lyons. Signed George Sloane. With 1997 P.F. certificate as pair.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2012, Sale 1028, Lot 384

o 1914, 5¢ blue, perf 12×10 (423C), well centered with bright color and a light cancel, badly thinned with a small diagonal crease and a short perf at upper right; fresh, Very Fine appearance. Scott price $37,500 AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE VARIETY, OF WHICH ONLY 24 HAVE BEEN RECORDED. Expertization: 1980 PF Certificate as old Scott #428a notes simply “defective”.

Matthew Bennett International, Mar 2011, Sale 336, Lot 1301

5c Blue, Perf 12 x 10 (423C). Almost perfectly centered, deep rich color on bright paper, duplex cancel, small tear at left, light vertical crease at bottom EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE 1914 5-CENT PERF 12 x 10 ISSUE. ONE OF THE BEST-CENTERED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARITY EXTANT. Our census of Scott 423C, available at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/423C/423C.pdf, contains 25 used examples. The example offered here was originally used on a piece with one other example of this stamp (offered in lot 2025). Census No. 423C-CAN-17. Ex Twigg-Smith and Chesapeake. With 1980 P.F. certificate for two singles on piece and with 2001 P.F. certificate as single.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2010, Sale 1001, Lot 2026