| Guideline And Straight Edge Positions -- Scott #405-447 Washington-Franklin |  Top |
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Scott #409 DEEP CARMINE [1912 2c Washington, Type I, Imperforate, Flat Plate, Single-Line Watermark] Mint hinged, with VF-XF margins and centering. Very fresh and attractive. One of the three colors listed by Scott. Right Margin Block of four with horizontal centerline and arrow in right margin. Scott #408-409 were printed in sheets of 400. They were available both in panes of 100 and in full sheets of 400 (which were glued together using the margins, by makers of private vending machine coil stamps). The sheets divided into panes of 100 were cut along vertical and horizontal guidelines which were terminated by arrows in the margins. Arrow-margin examples can be hard to find, especially in used condition and on cover. Because of the availability of the full sheets of 400, guideline pairs and blocks are available and are avidly collected. (Most guideline SINGLE stamps were used for postage and such Used single examples were often discarded, rather than going into collections.) I think that collecting the different guideline positions and multiples is quite challenging and rewarding. Very attractive with brilliant color. ACTUAL item. |
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12.00 |
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Scott #409 SCARLET [1912 2c Washington, Type I, Imperforate, Flat Plate, Single-Line Watermark] NEVER HINGED with XF margins and centering. One of the three colors listed by Scott, however in my opinion this color is tremendously scarcer than the no-premium Scott value suggests; my stock has usually shown that fewer than 2% of my examples have been the Scarlet color. Left Margin Single with horizontal guideline in top margin and arrow in left margin. Scott #408-409 were printed in sheets of 400. They were available both in panes of 100 and in full sheets of 400 (which were glued together using the margins, by makers of private vending machine coil stamps). The sheets divided into panes of 100 were cut along vertical and horizontal guidelines which were terminated by arrows in the margins. Arrow-margin examples can be hard to find, especially in used condition and on cover. Because of the availability of the full sheets of 400, guideline pairs and blocks are available and are avidly collected. (Most guideline SINGLE stamps were used for postage and such Used single examples were often discarded, rather than going into collections.) I think that collecting the different guideline positions and multiples is quite challenging and rewarding. Very fresh and attractive. ACTUAL item. |
12.00 |
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Scott #415 [1914 9c salmon red Franklin, Perf 12, Single-Line Watermark] Mint, modest hinge remnant, with F-VF centering, though it looks even better than that. Attractive with excellent color and "perfect" perforations. Left straight edge single with vertical guideline at left. Left margin stamp from a right pane. Scott #414-422 were printed in sheets of 400, divided into panes of 100, cut along vertical and horizontal guidelines which were terminated by arrows in the margins. Arrow-margin examples can be hard to find. Examples with straight edges on one of the four sides (left or right or top or bottom) each originally represented 18 out 400 stamps printed or 4.5% of the issue quantity, but far fewer remain extant today. (Most straight edge and/or guideline single stamps were used for postage and such Used single examples were often discarded, rather than going into collections.) I think that collecting the different guideline positions and multiples is quite challenging and rewarding. Mint straight edge / guideline examples of this stamp are hard to find. (Scott 2025 value $50.) ACTUAL item. |
39.00 |
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Scott #417 CLARET BROWN [1914 12c Franklin, Perf 12, Single-Line Watermark] Used with VF centering and extremely light cancellation. Unusually crisp and detailed engraving impression with nice reddish color. Top straight edge single with horizontal guideline at top. Top margin stamp from a lower pane. Scott #414-422 were printed in sheets of 400, divided into panes of 100, cut along vertical and horizontal guidelines which were terminated by arrows in the margins. Arrow-margin examples can be hard to find. Examples with straight edges on one of the four sides (left or right or top or bottom) each originally represented 18 out 400 stamps printed or 4.5% of the issue quantity, but far fewer remain extant today. (Most straight edge and/or guideline single stamps were used for postage and such Used single examples were often discarded, rather than going into collections.) I think that collecting the different guideline positions and multiples is quite challenging and rewarding. This is one of the two colors listed by Scott. Nicely centered examples are surprisingly hard to find. ACTUAL item. |
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10.00 |
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Scott #417 DEEP CLARET BROWN [1914 12c Franklin, Perf 12, Single-Line Watermark] Used with VF centering and light cancellation. Top Right straight edge single with vertical guideline just showing at right (top guideline not showing on this example. Top right corner margin stamp from the lower left pane. Only 1 out of 400 stamps originally showed this feature, but far fewer still exist today! Scott #414-422 were printed in sheets of 400, divided into panes of 100, cut along vertical and horizontal guidelines which were terminated by arrows in the margins. Arrow-margin examples can be hard to find. Examples with straight edges on one of the four sides (left or right or top or bottom) each originally represented 18 out 400 stamps printed or 4.5% of the issue quantity, but far fewer remain extant today. (Most straight edge and/or guideline single stamps were used for postage and such Used single examples were often discarded, rather than going into collections.) I think that collecting the different guideline positions and multiples is quite challenging and rewarding. This is one of the two colors listed by Scott. Nicely centered examples are surprisingly hard to find -- corner examples are "extremely scarce". ACTUAL item. |
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18.00 |
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Scott #417 DEEP CLARET BROWN [1914 12c Franklin, Perf 12, Single-Line Watermark] Used with F-VF centering and very light cancellation. Unusually crisp and detailed engraving impression. Top straight edge single with horizontal guideline at top. Top margin stamp from a lower pane. Scott #414-422 were printed in sheets of 400, divided into panes of 100, cut along vertical and horizontal guidelines which were terminated by arrows in the margins. Arrow-margin examples can be hard to find. Examples with straight edges on one of the four sides (left or right or top or bottom) each originally represented 18 out 400 stamps printed or 4.5% of the issue quantity, but far fewer remain extant today. (Most straight edge and/or guideline single stamps were used for postage and such Used single examples were often discarded, rather than going into collections.) I think that collecting the different guideline positions and multiples is quite challenging and rewarding. This is one of the two colors listed by Scott. Nicely centered examples are surprisingly hard to find. ACTUAL item. |
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7.00 |
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Scott #420 ORANGE RED [1914 30c Franklin, Perf 12, Single-Line Watermark] Used with Average centering and very light cancellation. Bottom straight edge single with horizontal guideline at bottom. Bottom margin stamp from an upper pane. Scott #414-422 were printed in sheets of 400, divided into panes of 100, cut along vertical and horizontal guidelines which were terminated by arrows in the margins. Arrow-margin examples can be hard to find. Examples with straight edges on one of the four sides (left or right or top or bottom) each originally represented 18 out 400 stamps printed or 4.5% of the issue quantity, but far fewer remain extant today. (Most straight edge and/or guideline single stamps were used for postage and such Used single examples were often discarded, rather than going into collections.) I think that collecting the different guideline positions and multiples is quite challenging and rewarding. This is one of the two colors listed by Scott: Orange Red and Dark Orange Red. In my experience, I would have called them red orange (or just orange) vs dark orange red (or just dark orange). Unless you have examples of both colors, it might be hard to know which you have. Well centered examples of this stamp are quite hard to find. (Scott 2025 value $17.50.) ACTUAL item. |
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10.00 |