Price of US Stamps Scott # 515 – 20c 1917 Benjamin Franklin Perf 11. Page 3

1917, 20¢ light ultramarine (Scott 515), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, attractive deep rich color, a pristine multiple with gleaming fresh gum, Fine to Very Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $400 – 600.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Mar 2013, Sale 635, Lot 601

1917, 20¢ light ultramarine (Scott 515), o.g., never hinged, wonderfully fresh top quality example with gorgeous rich color, Extremely Fine. Scott $90. Estimate $100 – 150.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2012, Sale 633, Lot 889

20c Light Ultramarine (Scott 515). Jumbo margins and essentially perfect centering, light cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo, SMQ $300.00 as 98, unpriced in higher grade), this is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by only two others

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2012, Sale 1032, Lot 3602

1917, 20¢ light ultramarine (Scott 515), magificent well margined example with deep rich color, a beauty, o.g., never hinged, Extremely Fine to Superb. Scott $90. Estimate value $150 – 200.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2012, Sale 632, Lot 1390

20c Light Ultramarine, Perf 10 at Top (515d). Rich color and detailed impression, bold strike of New York oval registry cancel, diagonal crease VERY FINE APPEARANCE. ONE OF ONLY THREE EXAMPLES OF THE 1917 20-CENT PERF 10 AT TOP OR BOTTOM VARIETY WITHOUT A PRECANCEL. NONE IS KNOWN UNUSED. ONE OF THE GREAT RARITIES OF THE ISSUE. At a certain point during production one of the perforating wheels became defective. In the course of repairs part of one perforation wheel was inadvertently changed from Perf 11 to Perf 10. Based on the physical evidence of surviving copies, this was the nineteenth row of pins on the wheel. Many examples of the Perf 10 on One Side rarities show transitional perfs from 10 to 11 or from 11 to 10. This is because the out-of-gauge perforation pins would frequently cross the span of more than one stamp, depending on where the wheel contacted the sheet. The Perf 10 on One Side varieties span both the 1917 Washington-Franklin and 1922-23 Issues. It is interesting to note that, apart from the 2c, there is no duplication of denomination between the issues. This would seem to indicate that the improperly repaired wheel was in use for only a short period of time, as there was little overlap in production of the issues. Based on dates of issue of the basic stamps, this probably occurred early in 1923. Our census of Scott 515d, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/515d/515d.pdf , contains a total of ten used copies. None is known unused. Of the ten copies only three have regular cancels, including one with a bruststroke and one with a boxed cancel. This is the finest of the three. One of the three has a boxed cancel and the other has a heavy brush stroke cancel. We consider this example to be desirable both for the size of its margins and for the attractive handstamp cancel. Census No. 515d-CAN-01. Ex Twigg-Smith. With 1992 and 2001 P.F. certificates.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2012, Sale 1028, Lot 436

1917, 20¢ light ultramarine (Scott 515), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged (natural gum skips and bends), brilliant fresh color, a handsome top margin plate in premium quality, Fine. Scott $1,000. Estimate $300 – 400.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Aug 2012, Sale 631, Lot 1262

U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 20¢ Light Ultramarine, #515. N.h., Grade 95 Extremely Fine to Superb, PSE (2002, 2004) certs. Scott Stamp Values $575. Estimate price $300-350.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2012, Sale 94, Lot 1604

Scott #515, 20c Light ultramarine, precisely centered within large margins, incredibly bright and fresh, strong color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; 1989 PSE certificate for a block of four, this being the bottom left stamp, and a 2006 PSE certificate for the single (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $525.00); ex-Billington.

Spink Shreves Galleries, Jul 2012, Sale 140, Lot 291

20c Light Ultramarine, Vertical Pair, Imperforate Between (Scott 515b). H.r. at top, bright color, centered to left as are all known examples, fresh and Fine, scarce, with 2011 A.P.S. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2012, Sale 1025, Lot 231

U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 20¢ light ultramarine, #515. N.h., very well centered, probable grade 90 immaculate and Very Fine. Scott $90. Estimate $120.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, May 2012, Sale 93, Lot 366

1917, 20¢ light ultramarine (Scott 515), top plate block of 6, o.g., barest trace of hinge (appears never hinged), eye catching full wide top featuring extremely intense color and sharp clear impression, bare suggestion of faint hinging in top selvage only, all 6 stamps are immaculate mint exmaples; trivial creases in top selvage only and some minor perf seperations in selvage, Fine. Scott $600 Estimate price $400 – 600.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Apr 2012, Sale 629, Lot 374

1917, 20¢ light ultramarine (Scott 515), top plate block of 6, o.g., never hinged, impressive high quality example of this notoriously difficult plate block, incredibly fresh both front and back without a single skip or bend, truly scarce when found in this marvelous condition, Very Fine. Scott $1,000 Estimate price $750 – 1,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Apr 2012, Sale 629, Lot 373

1917, 20¢ light ultramarine (515), wide top margin plate no. block of 6, vibrant color, original gum, never hinged, post office fresh and Fine. Scott price $1,000

Matthew Bennett International, Mar 2012, Sale 344, Lot 4637

20c Light Ultramarine (Scott 515). Mint N.H., wide margins and essentially perfect centering, bright color on fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2000 (as block of four) and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $525.00)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2012, Sale 1019, Lot 869

1917, 20¢ light ultramarine (515), post office fresh and virtually perfectly centered, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine to Superb. SMQ price $525. Scott $90 Expertization: PSE encapsulated and graded XF-Sup 95.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2012, Sale 340, Lot 486