Rare EFO! Partial plate # on Scott #723, 6c Garfield line pair MNH

Item Specifics

Catalog Number

723

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Mint (NH)

Stamp Format

Error

Item Description

Condition: Mint never hinged

Grade: Ungraded
ATTENTION: PLATE NUMBER COLLECTORS!Here is your chance to get a unique item, a premium Scott #723 coil line pair with part of the plate number showing. It takes a unique set of circumstances for this to happen. These stamps were printed on rotary plates with multiple plates on the rotary printer. Where the plates met, a colored ink line was printed between the stamps, creating a line pair. Because line pairs occur in only a small percentage of the pairs, they carry a premium catalog value compared to a regular coil pair. Next to the end of the plates where the line would occur would be the plate number, similar to the number on a plate block. Normally this number is not visible when the coil's straight edges are cut. However, if the coil is mis-cut, some of this plate number would appear. So to get a visible plate number, you must have both a mis-cut stamp and one on of the small percentage of stamps that feature the line pair.This particular issue is Scott #723, the premium 6c Garfield issue of 1932. The plate number is either 20968 or 20969, identified using the Durland Standard Plate Number Catalog. Scott Catalog value for the never hinged line pair without any premium for the plate number is $82.50!A final note: In order for the plate number to be visible, the pair must be significantly mis-cut, so centering by necessity will be be significantly off-centered. Line pairs with visible plate numbers are often considered EFO issues, Errors, Freaks or Oddities because of the significant mis-cutting. They can't be graded in the normal way of F, F/VF, VF, etc. All line pairs offered are listed as ungraded and imaged so the buyer can identify the plate number and see the level of the mis-cut. I combine shipping on multiple purchases made within a 3-day period. Please allow me to send you an invoice with the shipping charge.

Seller Information

Seller

ghp413 (343)

Registered Since

02/20/2024

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Store

GHP3 Galeria Philatelica, et.alia.

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Item Location

Illinois, United States

Ships To

Worldwide

Returns Accepted

Yes

Returns Policy

Returns accepted within 30 days.