US Stamp Prices Scott Catalog 498 – 1917 1c George Washington Perf 11. Page 5

1917, 1¢ green (Scott 498f), handsome A.E.F. booklet in pristine mint condition, gorgeous rich color, very pretty, A.E.F. booklet pane of 30, o.g., never hinged, Fine. Scott $1,800. Estimate $750 – 1,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2012, Sale 632, Lot 1384

1c Green, A.E.F. Booklet Pane (Scott 498f). Rich color, tied by mute oval cancels on manila piece which looks like it could have been an oversize wrapper, this style of oval cancel was often used on high-value packages, few minor perf separations not mentioned on accompanying certificates VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE INTACT USED PANE OF THE ONE-CENT A.E.F. BOOKLET. VERY FEW ARE KNOWN. The A.E.F. booklet panes were issued in September 1917, primarily for use by the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I. Only 3,000 panes were prepared of both the 1c and 2c denominations. By October they were no longer needed, as Congress voted to allow mail to be sent free of charge by active members of the Armed Forces. Many of the panes were destroyed. Very few intact used panes are recorded. This is the only one we have offered since keeping computerized records. With 2004 A.P.S. and 2010 P.F. certificates.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2012, Sale 1028, Lot 418

1c Green, Double Impression (Scott 498d). Wide and balanced margins, clear doubling of the entire design, unobtrusive wavy-line machine cancel EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS THE FINEST USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1917 ONE-CENT GREEN WITH A DOUBLE IMPRESSION. ONLY SEVEN USED EXAMPLES ARE RECORDED IN OUR CENSUS. A PHENOMENAL RARITY. Our census of unused and used double impressions for this issue, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/498g/498g.pdf , records only seven used examples plus 23 unused copies. The recent trend has been to recertify some as kiss prints and not true double impressions, so this number may be revised downward as others are reexamined. The example offered here, recently recertified, is the finest contained in our records. Census No. 498d-CAN-01. Ex Blumenkopf. With 1996 and 2009 P.F. certificates.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2012, Sale 1028, Lot 417

1c Green, Perf 10 at Bottom (Scott 498g). Deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, faint strike of cancel, perfs just in at right FINE. AN INCREDIBLY RARE USED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT GREEN 1917 ISSUE PERFORATED 10 AT BOTTOM. ONLY FIVE USED EXAMPLES OF THIS RARITY ARE KNOWN. 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 records of this rarity contain twelve unused (including two in a block of four, four in a block of 25 and and two in a plate block of six) and five used examples, as illustrated below and available at our website at http://www.siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/498g/498g.pdf . Census No. 498g-CAN-04. With 1972 and 2004 P.F. certificates.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2012, Sale 1028, Lot 420

Scott #498f, 1c Green A.E.F. booklet pane of thirty, position W11, with sideographer’s initials at bottom left, deep color, o.g., lightly hinged, fine-very fine; 1992 PF certificate.

Spink Shreves Galleries, Jul 2012, Sale 140, Lot 285

1c Green, A.E.F. Booklet Pane (Scott 498f). With original interleaving, rejoined with h.r. along seventh vertical rows of perforations, Fine-Very Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Jun 2012, Sale 1026, Lot 1438

United States 1910-30 Issues 1917 A.E.F., 1c green, booklet pane of 30, mostly well centered, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f.

Cherrystone Auctions, Apr 2012, Sale 201204, Lot 124

United States 1910-30 Issues 1917 A.E.F., 1c green, booklet pane of 30, n.h. and post office fresh, fine-v.f., with 2002 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Apr 2012, Sale 201204, Lot 125

1917, 1¢ green (Scott 498f), A.E.F. booklet pane of 30, o.g., never hinged, extraordinary well centered example of this scarce multiple, bold rich color, immaculate mint condition, scarce like this, Extremely Fine. Scott $1,800 Estimate value $750 – 1,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Apr 2012, Sale 629, Lot 361

1917, 1¢ green (Scott 498), o.g., never hinged, handsome example with gorgeous deep rich color, a beautifully centered showpiece, Extremely Fine to Superb, 2008 P.F. certificate graded XF-SUP-95. Scott $1 Estimate price $50 – 75.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Apr 2012, Sale 629, Lot 360

BK 1917, 1¢ green (498f), A.E.F. booklet pane of 30, exceptionally well centered through, bright color, o.g., never hinged, exceedingly fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott $1,800

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2012, Sale 340, Lot 477

1917, 1¢ green, imperf horizontally (Scott 498a), vertical pair, o.g., lightly hinged, big margins, very choice, Extremely Fine to Superb. Scott $800 Estimate value $400 – 600.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Jan 2012, Sale 628, Lot 525

1917, 1¢ green (Scott 498f), A.E.F. booklet pane of 30, o.g., lightly hinged, fresh and attractive example of this scarce booklet pane, F.-V.F. Scott price $1,150.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2011, Sale 626, Lot 403

1917, 1¢ green (Scott 498), block of 16, with dramatic double paper foldover through 8 stamps in the block, o.g., never hinged, slight oily residue on bottom two stamps probably from the sheet getting caught up in the perforating machine, slight perf separations along one horizontal row caused by the foldover during production, Fine. Estimate price $500 – 750.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2011, Sale 626, Lot 401

1917, 1¢ green, imperf horizontally (Scott 498a), eye catching complete sheet of 100 showing 5 completely imperf horizontally pairs, there are 5 other pairs that appear to be imperforate, but these have blind perfs, o.g., all never hinged except for 2 stamps along the far left side of the sheet with small hinge remnant, F.-V.F., believed to be unique as a sheet. Scott price $7,500.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Oct 2011, Sale 626, Lot 402