#484 - 1918 3ยข no watermark, imperforate - Type II
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Basic Info
3¢ bright violet, deep violet
TYPE II (see below)
Subject: George Washington
Printing Method: Flat Plate
Perforations: Imperforate
Watermark: unwatermarked
Scott #: 484
Issued: January 29th, 1918
Value
Used
$2- $3
No postmark with gum (MH)
$2 - $5
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$7 - $15
Plate Numbers
#484 was issued with the following plate #'s
Number only
8204-09
8308-10, 16-17, 19, 25, 30, 38, 51-52, 54-55
8456-62, 73. 76
Centerline Blocks
The most desirable example of this inexpensive stamp is the centreline block, shown above. The stamp came in sheets of 400, and those sheets were separated into 4 panes of 100. There is a guide line between each pane and where the four panes meet, in the center, you find the centreline block. Value about $110
Sold to philatelists
The primary purpose of imperforate stamps was for private perforation companies. These companies sold the stamps via stamp machines. To make the stamps easily separable when extracted from the machine the company's perforated the stamps with their own perforations. By the time of the printing of this stamp there was only one company still perforating the imperf stamp, that being the Schermack company. The bureau had printed way more than were needed and for the next ten years the majority of these stamps were sold to stamp collectors, in full sheets no less.
Earliest known date of use
The earliest known date of use of #484 was April 5th, 1918
A full pane
A full pane of 100, there were four panes to a sheet of 400
How to Identify Type II
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