#462a - 1916 - Perf. 10 - Unwatermarked Booklet
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Basic Info
1¢ blue green, green, dark green
Booklet pane of 6
Printing Method: Flat Plate
Subject: George Washington
Number issued: 1,815,000,000
Perforations: 10
Watermark: Unwatermarked
Scott #: 462a
Issued: October 15th, 1916
Value
Used
$3 - $9
No postmark with gum (MH)
$3 - $4
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$5 - $9
Plate Crack
There are examples of cracked plates, position 9 and 10 in the sheet. The crack is on the right margin of the pane on position 9 (shown above). An almost identical crack can be found in the left margin of position 10. The value of this cracked pane is around $300
A Full Sheet
A full sheet of 360 of the 1¢ booklet pane, in this case a proof sheet. The siderographers, or persons who created the plate from a transfer roll, signed the proof off in the bottom right corner.
Plate Numbers
#462a was issued with the following plate #'s
Number only
7179
7275-78
7449-74, 80, 84
7785-86, 91
7880
Notable Sales
An unexploded and rare compete booklet
Sold December 2019 for $450
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A change to Unwatermarked paper
During the World War I questions of economy were paramount and the Bureau finding that unwatermarked paper could be bought at considerable saving specified this for their contracts effective July 1, 1916. On August 22 this new paper was first used.
While these stamps were current, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing made the first experimental precanceled stamps. These were prepared for Augusta, Me., New Orleans, La., and Springfield, Mass.
Earliest Documented Use
The earliest known use of #462a, February 16th, 1917
Contributed by Tom Varela
Booklets
1¢ Green Booklet, four panes of six
BK47
Value for unexploded booklet: $275
1¢ Green Booklet, sixteen panes of six
BK48
Value for unexploded booklet: $190
1¢ Green four panes of six
2¢ (463a) Carmine two panes of six
BK49
Value for unexploded booklet: $650
There are four different booklet covers for the 1¢ #462a, one of the books had additional panes of the 2¢ #463a. Each pane was separated from the next by a glassine, semi-opaque sheet. There is a tendency, over time, for these glassine sheets to stick to the stamps thus rendering the booklet almost valueless. In good condition with its contents complete they can fetch from $300 to $600 each.
Notable Sales
A rare top plate number
Top plate block sold at Siegel's May 2019 for $3,540 (MNH)
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