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United States: Stamps: Scott #519-550: 1918-1920 Washington-Franklin Offset and Rotary Issues; 1920 Pilgrim Issue

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Scott #519-550: 1918-1920 Washington-Franklin Offset and Rotary Issues; 1920 Pilgrim Issue

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400431

Scott #523 [1918 $2 orange-red and black Franklin] Mint, original gum, lightly hinged, with VF centering. A very attractive example with even margins and unusually nice appearance. Such nice examples are quite hard to find. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when the $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value is $500.)

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400432

Scott #523 [1918 $2 orange-red and black Franklin] Mint, original gum, lightly hinged, with F-VF centering and unusually large margins. A very attractive example with unusually nice appearance. Such nice examples are quite hard to find. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when the $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value is $500.)

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240488

Scott #523 [1918 $2 Orange Red and Black Franklin] Used F-VF with unusually light, face-free cancellation. Very attractive example of this scarce high value!

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195.00

400433

Scott #523 [1918 $2 orange-red and black Franklin] Used with F-VF centering and typical parcel or registered mail cancellation, but with a facial scrape and thin in the lower right corner. With a "FRB / NY" PERFIN, which I interpret as the Federal Reserve Bank in New York -- that goes along with the typical use on registered mail, probably sending packages of currency. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when the $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). Despite the defect, this is still a reasonable-looking example. (Scott 2026 value is $240.)

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400423

Scott #524 Deep Green [1918 $5 green and black Franklin] Mint, original gum, extremely lightly hinged, with VF-XF centering. The hinging is so light that the previous owner was sure it was NH. A wonderfully fresh example with large margins, intense color, "perfect" perforations, and "pristine" original, lightly hinged gum. An outstanding example of a stamp that is quite hard to find with such nice centering and freshness. (Scott 2025 graded value for VF-XF/85 is $200.)

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185.00

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400424

Scott #524 Deep Green [1918 $5 green and black Franklin] Mint, original gum, moderately hinged, with VF-XF centering. In my opinion, the centering is actually XF, however, because this example has smaller than typical margins (which can vary in size), I have called it VF-XF. A beautiful example with intense color, excellent perforations, great overall appearance. This stamp is quite hard to find with such nice centering. (Scott 2025 graded value for VF-XF/85 is $200.)

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400426

Scott #524 Yellow Green or Light Green [1918 $5 green and black Franklin] Mint, original gum, lightly hinged, with F-VF++ centering. The color of this example is a bit of a puzzle: The color of is "original" (not altered), and could be called either Yellow Green or Light Green. The normal Scott listing is for Deep Green (this is not remotely Deep Green!), but Scott also has an UNPRICED listing for Yellow Green. On the Internet, I have seen some color shades of this issue that also do not appear to be Deep Green, but the color fidelity of random stamp images, from many sources, is not trustworthy. However, I have never seen a confirmed example of the Yellow Green to which Scott refers. This may be a more valuable color shade, but I have priced it the same as the usual Deep Green of this centering and appearance. A very bright and attractive example of a stamp that is quite hard to find with nice centering and freshness. (Scott 2026 value is $170 for the normal color.)

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149.00

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400425

Scott #524 Deep Green [1918 $5 green and black Franklin] Mint, original gum, Average-Fine centering, but the gum has been disturbed by the removal of an old hinge. A reasonable example with intense color, excellent perforations, and a great price. (Scott 2026 value is $170.)

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79.00

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400428

Scott #524 Deep Green [1918 $5 green and black Franklin] Used with Fine centering and a dated circular town cancellation. This type of cancellation is extremely unusual on this stamp because most were used for parcel mail or registered mail, both of which were required to bear either mute or undated cancellations. (Scott 2026 value is $40 for a normal type of cancellation.)

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400429

Scott #524 Yellow Green or Light Green [1918 $5 green and black Franklin] Used with Fine centering and a remarkably light cancellation for this issue. The color of this example is a bit of a puzzle: The color of is "original" (not altered), and could be called either Yellow Green or Light Green. The normal Scott listing is for Deep Green (this is not remotely Deep Green!), but Scott also has an UNPRICED listing for Yellow Green. On the Internet, I have seen some color shades of this issue that also do not appear to be Deep Green, but the color fidelity of random stamp images, from many sources, is not trustworthy. However, I have never seen a confirmed example of the Yellow Green to which Scott refers. This may be a more valuable color shade, but I have priced it the same as the usual Deep Green of this centering and appearance. A very bright and attractive example of a stamp that can be quite hard to find with such nice appearance. (Scott 2026 value is $40 for the normal color.)

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26.00

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400430

Scott #524 Yellow Green or Light Green [1918 $5 green and black Franklin] Used with Average-Fine centering and a neat, light wavy-lines machine cancellation. This type of cancellation is extremely unusual on this stamp because most were used for parcel mail or registered mail, both of which were required to bear either mute or undated cancellations. Very few were used on envelopes that would have passed through a canceling machine. The color of this example is a bit of a puzzle: The color of is "original" (not altered), and could be called either Yellow Green or Light Green. The normal Scott listing is for Deep Green (this is not remotely Deep Green!), but Scott also has an UNPRICED listing for Yellow Green. On the Internet, I have seen some color shades of this issue that also do not appear to be Deep Green, but the color fidelity of random stamp images, from many sources, is not trustworthy. However, I have never seen a confirmed example of the Yellow Green to which Scott refers. This may be a more valuable color shade, but I have priced it the same as the usual Deep Green of this centering and appearance, with this type of cancellation. A very bright and attractive example of a scarce stamp. (Scott 2026 value is $40 for the normal color and normal type of postmark for this issue.)

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400427

Scott #524 Green [1918 $5 green and black Franklin] Used with VF centering and a light cancellation, but with a light crease. The color is a bit lighter than the usual Deep Green. Very attractive example at a very low price. (Scott 2026 value is $40 for the normal color.)

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13.00

248738

Scott #527 [1920 2c carmine Washington Type V, Offset, Perf 11, Unwatermarked] Wide top margin PLATE BLOCK OF SIX, Plate #11099. NEVER HINGED with Average centering (as typical on this offset-printed issue). Wonderfully fresh and bright with post-office-fresh gum. A scarce NH plate block. (Scott 2024 $350.)

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125.00

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400436

U.S. Scott #528 [1920 2c Washington Offset Type Va] Used with F-VF centering and partial ca.1920 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Charlotte Amalie town cancellation. This stamp was issued in 1920, thus there is no doubt that the use is after the 1917 sale of the Danish West Indies to the U.S. Straight edge at right. Stamp from the right column of left pane of the printer 400-sheet. If this sheet had guidelines, it is not visible on this stamp. Originally only 18 of every 400 stamps could have had this feature. #528 (Plate Type Va) was printed in sheet sizes of 400 and 1600. Scott #525-536, the 1918-1920 Offset Printings, were printed in sheets of 400 and/or 800 and/or 1600, depending upon the Scott number and the plate number. (The Scott U.S. Specialized lists which sheet sizes were printed for each Scott number, located above #525.) I believe (but I have not seen examples or pictures) that the 800- and 1600-sheets contained replications of the 400-sheet layout, repeating the marginal characteristics of the 400-sheets. The 400-sheets were divided by cutting (thus natural straight edges) into panes of 100. On at least some of the issues, the cutting was along vertical and horizontal center guidelines which were terminated by arrows in the margins, however the arrows were normally too far from the edge of the stamp designs for an arrow tip to show in a stamp margin of a normally perforated stamp. Based on my limited observations, the marginal arrows are always present in the sheet layouts, but the guidelines may not be present on all issues or plates. 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 each 4.5% of the issue quantity, but far fewer remain extant today. The positions in the printer sheet with corner straight edges each originally represented 1 out of 400 stamps printed or each 0.25% of the issue quantity; today examples are very scarce. (Many straight edge single stamps were used for postage instead of being saved in collections; furthermore Used single examples with straight edges were often discarded instead of going into collections. In some cases, for stamps "with value", the straight edges may have been removed by reperforating. As a result, today straight edge examples can be hard to find.) I think that collecting the different straight edge and guideline positions and multiples is quite challenging and rewarding. Attractive example; such canceled stamps are seldom offered.

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248739

Scott #528 [1920 2c carmine Washington Type Va, Offset, Perf 11, Unwatermarked] Wide top margin PLATE BLOCK OF SIX, Plate #11582. NEVER HINGED with Fine-Average centering (as typical on this offset-printed issue). Has natural diagonal stress bends as often seen on this issue, as well as faint blue postal clerk markings in the top margin. Otherwise wonderfully fresh and bright with post-office-fresh gum. A scarce NH plate block. (Scott 2024 $190.)

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69.00

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248740

Scott #528 [1920 2c carmine Washington Type Va, Offset, Perf 11, Unwatermarked] Bottom margin PLATE BLOCK OF SIX, Plate #12015. NEVER HINGED with Fine centering (as typical on this offset-printed issue). Wonderfully fresh and bright with post-office-fresh gum. A scarce NH plate block. (Scott 2024 $190.)

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89.00

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267380

Scott #530, 1918 3c purple Washington, Type IV. Mint XF/Superb. JUMBO. Four enormous margins. Hinge remnant. Beautiful stamp.

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30.00

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248741

Scott #530 [1918 3c purple Washington Type IV, Offset, Perf 11, Unwatermarked] Wide top margin PLATE BLOCK OF SIX, Plate #8966. NEVER HINGED with Average centering (as typical on this offset-printed issue). Wonderfully fresh and bright with post-office-fresh gum. Though modestly priced, this is a scarce NH plate block. (Scott 2024 $55.)

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29.00

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258062

Scott #532 [1920 2c carmine rose Washington, Offset, Type IV, Imperforate, Unwatermarked] TOP PLATE BLOCK OF SIX #10881. NEVER HINGED with VF centering / margins. A wonderfully fresh and attractive example. Top plate blocks command premium prices. (Scott 2025 $675+.) From the J.A. Farrington collection.

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465.00

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248742

Scott #537 [1919 3c violet Victory] Top margin PLATE BLOCK OF SIX, Plate #9412 -- THE FIRST PLATE NUMBER OF THIS ISSUE. NEVER HINGED with Average-Fine centering (as typical on this issue). Wonderfully fresh and bright with post-office-fresh gum. Plate blocks of this stamp are surprisingly hard to find. (Scott 2024 $350.)

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159.00

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260588

Scott #537 [1919 3c violet Victory] BLOCK OF FOUR. NEVER HINGED with F-VF centering. Very fresh with nice color and perfect gum. (Scott 2025 value as four singles $80.)

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39.00

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259351

Scott #537 [1919 3c violet Victory] BLOCK OF FOUR. Mint, modestly hinged, VF / F-VF centering. Very fresh with nice color and better centering than usually found. (Scott 2025 value as the hinged block $42.50.)

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19.00

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267720

Scott #537, 1919 3c violet Victory block of 4. Mint F-VF. Top pair hinged. Bottom pair NH with tiny natural gum skips. Top left stamp natural gum breaker. (Scott 2018 $62.50.)

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42.00

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248745

Scott #540 [1919 2c carmine Washington, Perf 11x10, Rotary, Type III, Unwatermarked]. Top margin PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR, Plate #9153 / S30. NEVER HINGED with Fine centering. Fresh and nice with typical centering for this issue. (Scott 2024 $175.)

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89.00

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248746

Scott #540 [1919 2c carmine Washington, Perf 11x10, Rotary, Type III, Unwatermarked]. Top margin PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR, Plate #8327 / S30. NEVER HINGED with Average centering. Fresh and nice with typical centering for this issue. (Scott 2024 $175.)

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79.00

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248743

Scott #540 [1919 2c carmine Washington, Perf 11x10, Rotary, Type III, Unwatermarked]. Top margin PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR, Plate #9237 / S30. Mint (NH on bottom two stamps) with Fine centering. Fresh and nice with typical centering for this issue. (Scott 2024 $105.)

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59.00

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248747

Scott #540 [1919 2c carmine Washington, Perf 11x10, Rotary, Type III, Unwatermarked]. Top margin PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR, Plate #10648 / S30. THIS IS A RARE PLATE NUMBER per Durland (2008), with perhaps only 1-4 examples reported. Mint (bottom two stamps NH) with Average centering, but with two short perforations. Fresh and nice with typical centering for this issue. (Scott 2024 $105++.)

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59.00

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255272

Scott #541 [1919 3c violet Washington, Engraved, Rotary, Type II, "Coil Waste", Perforation 11x10]. NEVER HINGED with the usual Fine centering. Very fresh. (Scott 2025 $100.)

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39.00

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255273

Scott #541 [1919 3c violet Washington, Engraved, Rotary, Type II, "Coil Waste", Perforation 11x10]. NEVER HINGED with the usual Fine centering. Very fresh. (Scott 2025 $100.)

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39.00

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255275

Scott #541 [1919 3c violet Washington, Engraved, Rotary, Type II, "Coil Waste", Perforation 11x10]. NEVER HINGED with the usual Fine centering. Very fresh. (Scott 2025 $100.)

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39.00

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255277

Scott #541 [1919 3c violet Washington, Engraved, Rotary, Type II, "Coil Waste", Perforation 11x10]. NEVER HINGED with typical (for this issue) Average centering. Very fresh. (Scott 2025 $100.)

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29.00

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255278

Scott #541 [1919 3c violet Washington, Engraved, Rotary, Type II, "Coil Waste", Perforation 11x10]. NEVER HINGED with typical (for this issue) Average centering. Very fresh. (Scott 2025 $100.)

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29.00

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255279

Scott #541 [1919 3c violet Washington, Engraved, Rotary, Type II, "Coil Waste", Perforation 11x10]. NEVER HINGED with typical (for this issue) Average centering. Very fresh. (Scott 2025 $100.)

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29.00

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255280

Scott #541 [1919 3c violet Washington, Engraved, Rotary, Type II, "Coil Waste", Perforation 11x10]. NEVER HINGED with typical (for this issue) Average centering. Very fresh. (Scott 2025 $100.)

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29.00

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255281

Scott #541 [1919 3c violet Washington, Engraved, Rotary, Type II, "Coil Waste", Perforation 11x10]. BLOCK OF FOUR. NEVER HINGED with the usual Fine centering. Very fresh. (Scott 2025 value as just the four singles $400.)

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149.00

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255282

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149.00

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248748

Scott #543 [1921 1c green Washington, Perf 10, Rotary, Unwatermarked]. Upper Right Corner PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR, Plate #13790. NEVER HINGED with Fine-Average centering. Fresh and nice with typical centering for this issue. Nicer centering of plate blocks is scarce. Scott #543 had two sheet layouts, one with plate numbers only on the sides which are collected in 6-blocks and this one with plate numbers only in all four corners which are collected in 4-blocks. (Scott 2024 $35.)

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27.00

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400412

Scott #547 Dark Carmine [1920 $2 carmine and black Franklin] NEVER HINGED, original gum, with VF centering. This example, falls somewhere in between Carmine (#547) and the darker, scarcer, more costly in Mint or NH condition, Lake color (#547a). Though some may classify this stamp as the darker Lake color, I have chosen to classify it as a Dark Carmine shade. A wonderfully fresh example with deep color, "perfect" perforations, and "pristine" original gum. Guideline at bottom. Stamp from row 5 of the sheet; from one of columns 1-4 or 7-10. Originally only 8 of 100 stamps could have had this feature. Scott #423-524 and 547, the 1918-1920 Franklin $2 and $5 values, were printed in sheets of 100, with vertical and horizontal center guidelines which were terminated by arrows in the margins, however the arrows are too far from the edge of the stamp designs for an arrow tip to show in a stamp margin of a normally perforated stamp. Collectible positions include guideline singles (all four sides), vertical and horizontal pairs with guideline between, and the center-of-sheet 4-block with crossing guidelines (very scarce). These stamps did not have any natural straight edges. Examples with guidelines on one of the four sides (left or right or top or bottom) each originally represented 8 out 100 stamps printed or each 8% of the issue quantity, but far fewer remain extant today. (Many guideline single stamps were used for postage instead of being saved in collections; furthermore Used single examples with guidelines were often discarded instead of going into collections. In some cases, on Mint and Used stamps, the guidelines may have been removed by reperforating. As a result, today guideline examples can be hard to find.) I think that collecting the different guideline positions and multiples is quite challenging and rewarding. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when this $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value $260 for NH normal example.)

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219.00

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400413

Scott #547 Carmine [1920 $2 carmine and black Franklin] Mint, original gum, lightly hinged, with VF centering. A wonderfully fresh example with strong color, "perfect" perforations, and "pristine" original, lightly hinged gum. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when this $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value $130.)

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400414

Scott #547 Carmine [1920 $2 carmine and black Franklin] Mint, original gum, lightly hinged, with F-VF centering, but with one blunted perforation tooth. An attractive example with strong color, and excellent original, lightly hinged gum. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when this $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value $130.)

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79.00

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400416

Scott #547 Carmine [1920 $2 carmine and black Franklin] Used with VF centering, but with typical heavy cancellation. Most of these stamps were used on heavily canceled parcels or registered mail packages. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when this $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value $40.)

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24.00

400415

Scott #547 Carmine [1920 $2 carmine and black Franklin] Used with VF centering, but typical heavy cancellation and a couple blunted perfs at left. Most of these stamps were used on heavily canceled parcels or registered mail packages. Guideline at left. Stamp from column 6 of the sheet; from one of rows 1-4 or 7-10. Originally only 8 of 100 stamps could have had this feature. Scott #423-524 and 547, the 1918-1920 Franklin $2 and $5 values, were printed in sheets of 100, with vertical and horizontal center guidelines which were terminated by arrows in the margins, however the arrows are too far from the edge of the stamp designs for an arrow tip to show in a stamp margin of a normally perforated stamp. Collectible positions include guideline singles (all four sides), vertical and horizontal pairs with guideline between, and the center-of-sheet 4-block with crossing guidelines (very scarce). These stamps did not have any natural straight edges. Examples with guidelines on one of the four sides (left or right or top or bottom) each originally represented 8 out 100 stamps printed or each 8% of the issue quantity, but far fewer remain extant today. (Many guideline single stamps were used for postage instead of being saved in collections; furthermore Used single examples with guidelines were often discarded instead of going into collections. In some cases, on Mint and Used stamps, the guidelines may have been removed by reperforating. As a result, today guideline examples can be hard to find.) I think that collecting the different guideline positions and multiples is quite challenging and rewarding. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when this $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value $40 for a normal example.)

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19.00

400417

Scott #547 Carmine [1920 $2 carmine and black Franklin] Used with F-VF centering. "ENDICOTT / N.Y." PRECANCEL. A neat and attractive example. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when this $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value $40.)

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400418

Scott #547 Carmine [1920 $2 carmine and black Franklin] Used with Fine centering, but with a remarkably light cancellation for this issue. Most of these stamps were used on heavily canceled parcels or registered mail packages. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when this $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value $40.)

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28.00

400419

Scott #547 Carmine [1920 $2 carmine and black Franklin] Used with Fine centering, but with a fairly light, face-free, cancellation. Most of these stamps were used on heavily canceled parcels or registered mail packages. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when this $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value $40.)

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25.00

400420

Scott #547 Carmine [1920 $2 carmine and black Franklin] Used with Average centering, but with a remarkably light cancellation for this issue. Most of these stamps were used on heavily canceled parcels or registered mail packages. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when this $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in an even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value $40.)

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400421

Scott #547a [1920 $2 LAKE and black Franklin] Used with Average-Fine centering, but with a couple blunted perforation teeth. This has a remarkably light cancellation for this issue. Most of these stamps were used on heavily canceled parcels or registered mail packages. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when this $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in this even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value $40, same as the value for Carmine, though the Lake color seems to be scarcer.)

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15.00

400422

Scott #547a [1920 $2 LAKE and black Franklin] Used with Average-Fine centering. An excellent example of the LAKE COLOR -- a color which many collectors and dealers have difficulty identifying. This example has a remarkably light cancellation for this issue. Most of these stamps were used on heavily canceled parcels or registered mail packages. Interestingly, when the $2 #523 was issued, it had an orange-red frame. Later when this $2 #547 was issued, it had a carmine to dark carmine color (and it also exists in this even-darker lake color). At first collectors thought that the carmine color must be a color error. The post office responded that the #547 stamp had always been that color (i.e. originally #523). However, when confronted with the evidence to the contrary, the post office said that the original orange-red color (#523) was an unintended color (i.e. an ink color selection error). (Scott 2026 value $40, same as the value for Carmine, though the Lake color seems to be scarcer.)

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17.00

249909

Scott #548 [1909 1c green Pilgrim Tercentenary, Mayflower Ship] NEVER HINGED with VF-XF centering and large margins. Though this is not a "scarce" stamp, NH examples with centering this nice can be very hard to find. Extremely fresh, with strong color and very crisp engraved impression. An excellent example! (Scott 2015 graded value for NH VF-XF/85 is $14, but is harder to find than that value suggests.)

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12.00

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249138

Scott #548 [1909 1c green Pilgrim Tercentenary, Mayflower Ship] NEVER HINGED with F-VF+ centering and large margins. Extremely fresh, with strong color and very crisp engraved impression. Hard to find this nice!

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8.50

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249139

Scott #548 [1909 1c green Pilgrim Tercentenary, Mayflower Ship] NEVER HINGED with F-VF centering. Fresh and attractive.

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7.00

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249141

Scott #548 [1909 1c green Pilgrim Tercentenary, Mayflower Ship] NEVER HINGED with Average centering. Fresh and bright.

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3.00

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249142

Scott #548 [1909 1c green Pilgrim Tercentenary, Mayflower Ship] NEVER HINGED with Average centering. Fresh and bright.

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3.00

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249143

Scott #548 [1909 1c green Pilgrim Tercentenary, Mayflower Ship] NEVER HINGED with Average centering. Guideline and natural straight edge at right, from the right column of a left pane. The guideline is well on the stamp; in order for this extreme positioning to occur the stamp must have only Average centering! Scott #548-550 were printed in sheets of 280, divided by cutting along guidelines into four panes of 70, consisting of 7 columns and 10 rows. The cutting often seems to have been done on one side or the other of the guideline, resulting in many straight edge examples bearing 100% of the guideline and its mate from the adjacent pane bearing no guideline. The guidelines terminate in arrows in the outer perforated pane margins; arrow-margin examples are hard to find. Including the 4 corner positions at the center of the 280-sheet, 20 stamps out of every 280-sheet had the natural straight edge and guideline at the right (and same for at left). Including the 4 corner positions at the center of the 280-sheet, 14 stamps out of every 280-sheet had the natural straight edge and guideline at the top (and same for at bottom). Examples with a one straight edge, or corner straight edges, are now hard to find and mostly come from old collections. (Most straight edge and guideline stamps were used for postage rather than going into collections; and of those that remained, many have been reperforated to remove the straight edge.) Examples with the straight edge and guideline are surprisingly hard to find! I think that collecting the guideline and straight-edge positions is quite challenging and rewarding. An attractive example showing extreme positioning -- such are seldom offered.

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8.00

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249144

Scott #548 [1909 1c green Pilgrim Tercentenary, Mayflower Ship] NEVER HINGED Lower Left Corner Margin BLOCK OF FOUR with Average / Fine centering. The top two stamps are separated from each other, but firmly attached to the rest of the block. Guideline and natural straight edge at left, with ARROW IN BOTTOM MARGIN, from the lower left corner of the upper right pane. The guideline is well on the stamps; in order for this extreme positioning to occur the stamp must have only Average centering! Scott #548-550 were printed in sheets of 280, divided by cutting along guidelines into four panes of 70, consisting of 7 columns and 10 rows. The cutting often seems to have been done on one side or the other of the guideline, resulting in many straight edge examples bearing 100% of the guideline and its mate from the adjacent pane bearing no guideline. The guidelines terminate in arrows in the outer perforated pane margins; arrow-margin examples are hard to find. Including the 4 corner positions at the center of the 280-sheet, 20 stamps out of every 280-sheet had the natural straight edge and guideline at the right (and same for at left). Including the 4 corner positions at the center of the 280-sheet, 14 stamps out of every 280-sheet had the natural straight edge and guideline at the top (and same for at bottom). Examples with a one straight edge, or corner straight edges, are now hard to find and mostly come from old collections. (Most straight edge and guideline stamps were used for postage rather than going into collections; and of those that remained, many have been reperforated to remove the straight edge.) Examples with the straight edge and guideline are surprisingly hard to find! I think that collecting the guideline and straight-edge positions is quite challenging and rewarding. An attractive and seldom-offered example showing both a marginal arrow and extreme positioning!

ACTUAL item.

42.00

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249910

Scott #549 [1909 2c carmine Pilgrim Tercentenary, Landing of the Pilgrims] NEVER HINGED with XF centering and large margins. Though this workhorse denomination is not a "scarce" stamp, NH examples with centering this nice can be very hard to find. Extremely fresh, with strong color and very detailed engraved impression. An excellent example! (Scott 2015 graded value for NH XF/90 is $50, but can be harder to find than that value suggests.)

ACTUAL item.

39.00

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249145

Scott #549 [1909 2c carmine Pilgrim Tercentenary, Landing at Plymouth] NEVER HINGED with Average centering, but tiny corner crease at lower right. Guideline and natural straight edge at left, from the left column of a right pane. The guideline is well on the stamp; in order for this extreme positioning to occur the stamp must have only Average centering! Scott #548-550 were printed in sheets of 280, divided by cutting along guidelines into four panes of 70, consisting of 7 columns and 10 rows. The cutting often seems to have been done on one side or the other of the guideline, resulting in many straight edge examples bearing 100% of the guideline and its mate from the adjacent pane bearing no guideline. The guidelines terminate in arrows in the outer perforated pane margins; arrow-margin examples are hard to find. Including the 4 corner positions at the center of the 280-sheet, 20 stamps out of every 280-sheet had the natural straight edge and guideline at the right (and same for at left). Including the 4 corner positions at the center of the 280-sheet, 14 stamps out of every 280-sheet had the natural straight edge and guideline at the top (and same for at bottom). Examples with a one straight edge, or corner straight edges, are now hard to find and mostly come from old collections. (Most straight edge and guideline stamps were used for postage rather than going into collections; and of those that remained, many have been reperforated to remove the straight edge.) Examples with the straight edge and guideline are surprisingly hard to find! I think that collecting the guideline and straight-edge positions is quite challenging and rewarding. An attractive example showing extreme positioning -- such are seldom offered.

ACTUAL item.

8.00

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249911

Scott #550 [1920 5c deep blue Pilgrim Tercentenary, Signing Mayflower Compact] NEVER HINGED with F-VF centering. Rich color, perfect perforations, and very detailed engraving impression. (Scott 2025 value $70.)

ACTUAL item.

47.00

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242254

Scott #550 [1920 5c deep blue Pilgrim Mayflower Compact] NH Fine. Rich color and unusually crisp impression. (Scott 2021 $65.)

ACTUAL item.

35.00

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249615

Scott #550 [1920 5c deep blue Pilgrim Mayflower Compact] NEVER HINGED with Fine centering. Rich color and very detailed engraving impression. (Scott 2025 value $70.)

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35.00

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270597

Scott #550, 1920 5c deep blue Pilgrim Mayflower Compact. Mint F-VF++. Intense color. Hinged. Scarce so nice! (Scott 2020 $30.)

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27.00

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243868

Scott #550 [1920 5c deep blue Pilgrim Mayflower Compact] Mint, modestly hinged, with Fine centering, but faint aging on right side. Rich color and excellent perforations. (Scott 2021 $30.)

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7.50

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246082

Scott #550 [1920 5c deep blue Pilgrim Mayflower Compact] Mint hinged, with F-VF centering, but almost-pulled perforation tooth at the center of the right side. Rich color and very attractive. (Scott 2022 $32.50.)

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6.00

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254665

Scott #550 [1920 5c deep blue Pilgrim Mayflower Compact] BLOCK OF FOUR. Used VF / F-VF centering. The cancellation is very heavy on one of the four stamps, but Used blocks of this stamp are "very scarce". I believe that this is the only example I have had in 52 years! (Scott 2025 value $75.)

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39.00

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