Values of US Stamps Scott #539 – 1919 2c George Washington Rotary Perf 11×10. Page 1

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (Scott 539). Much wider margins than normally found on this scarce stamp, bright color, Very Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate for a block of four

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 1107, Lot 512

United States 1917-29 Issues 1919 2c carmine rose, type II, barest trace of a hinge (appears n.h.), small natural fiber inclusion, fine, with 1973 and 2015 PFCs

Cherrystone Auctions, Jul 2015, Sale 201507, Lot 2172

Scott #539, 2c Carmine rose coil waste, Ty. II, perf. 11×10, bright color in the characteristic shade, a fresh mint stamp with full o.g., only the barest trace of hinging, fine; an exceptionally scarce stamp; 1969 PF certificate.

Spink Shreves Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 151, Lot 317

Scott #539, 2c Carmine rose coil waste, Ty. II, perf. 11×10, nearly fine centering, o.g., gum glaze on face at top, tiny thin, scarce stamp; 1963 PF certificate for the block of four from which this was taken.

Spink Shreves Galleries, Jul 2015, Sale 151, Lot 318

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Mint N.H. with bottom selvage, bright color, well-centered, especially for this difficult Rotary Waste issue, natural inclusion at lower left VERY FINE 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.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 773

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Bright color, neat wavy-line machine cancel, nicely centered for this difficult issue VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PERF 11 x 10. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST COIL WASTE STAMPS IN USED CONDITION. ONLY THIRTEEN USED SINGLES ARE KNOWN, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO FINEST COPIES. 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. Our census of Scott 539, available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/539/539.pdf , records only thirteen used singles, one used block of four and one on cover. Most are off-center — only two have decent centering and are confirmed as sound — the example offered here and the ex Natalee Grace copy. Census No. 539-CAN-01. Ex Twigg-Smith. With 1990 and 2000 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 775

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Top plate no. 7462 and “S20” block of four, three stamps Mint N.H., top left stamp single light hinge mark, small h.r. in selvage, radiant color, better centering than normally seen on the few multiples of this issue that exist, bottom right stamp tiny hole at top left FINE CENTERING. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 1919 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PRESS WASTE ISSUE. WE HAVE OFFERED APPROXIMATELY A HALF-DOZEN SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS, AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WHERE THE PERFORATIONS DO NOT TOUCH THE DESIGN. A REMARKABLE RARITY. 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. A Power Search review located only four others (including a plate block of eight). All have perforations touching the design, and in three cases significantly so. The plate block offered here is graded Fine, but it is arguably Fine-Very Fine

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2015, Sale 1096, Lot 774

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (Scott 539). Mint N.H., bright color, small handstamp on gum, Fine, with 1966 P.F. certificate for a block of four, and 2011 P.S.E. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1093, Lot 505

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (Scott 539). Lightly hinged, bright fresh color, beautifully centered EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1919 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PRESS WASTE ISSUE, SCOTT 539. The rotary waste sheets were rarely perforated in a uniform manner. Centered examples such as this are extremely rare. Ex North Fork. With 1987 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1093, Lot 504

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (539). Rich color, neat wavy-line machine cancel, repaired pinhole, small toned spot in head FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT TYPE II ROTARY PERF 11 x 10. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST COIL WASTE STAMPS IN USED CONDITION. ONLY THIRTEEN USED SINGLES ARE KNOWN. 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. Our census of Scott 539, and available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/539/539.pdf , records only thirteen used singles, one used block of four and one on cover. Most are off-center — only two have decent centering and are confirmed as sound. Census No. 539-CAN-11. Small purple backstamp. With copy of 1987 and 2006 P.F. certificates.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2015, Sale 1093, Lot 506

2c Carmine Rose, Ty. II, Rotary Perf 11 x 10 (Scott 539). Lightly hinged, deep color, decent centering for this difficult stamp, Fine and scarce, with 1997 P.S.E. certificate for a block of four

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2014, Sale 1090, Lot 1576

1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (Scott 539), o.g., very lightly hinged, unbelievably fresh example of this rare type II stamp, with particularly strong color, unusual for this issue, nice clean gum with just a suggestion of hinging at top right corner, a fresh and relatively affordable example of this difficult stamp, Very Good to Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $2,700 in the grade of “Fine”. Estimate price $1,500 – 2,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2014, Sale 661, Lot 409

1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (Scott 539), o.g., previously hinged, splendid example of this rarity, with decent centering for this tough issue, plus the color is most impressive; “tiny” hinge thin and a small vertical crease at bottom, Fine appearance, 2014 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $2,750. Estimate $1,500 – 2,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2014, Sale 655, Lot 573

1919, 2¢ carmine rose, type II, rotary coil waste (Scott 539), bottom margin single, o.g., never hinged, an extraordinary example of this rarely offered mint stamp, in an incredible state of preservation, in perfect mint condition – rare thus, as this stamp is almost never found in such a lovely condition, really well centered for this notoriously centered issue and is much nicer than the conservatively graded PSE certificate which only calls this stamp a Fine-70; this stamp being well centered side to side is centered just a bit “high” but is well clear at top and is certainly one of the nicest never hinged examples we can recall offering, Fine, with 1992 P.F.C. and 2011 P.S.E. certificate graded Fine-70 (this being the only example to achieve this grade according to PSE’s population report, with a mere 3 others grading higher). Scott $4,000. Estimate value $4,000 – 6,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2014, Sale 655, Lot 574

U.S. General Issues, 1919, 2¢ Carmine Rose,Type II, Rotary Coil Waste, #539, n.h., Fine, PSAG (2014), PF (1973) certs. Scott $4,000. Estimate price $1,200-1,500.

Harmer-Schau Auction Galleries, Aug 2014, Sale 102, Lot 2071