1916 5c Washington Error, carmine, perf 10
# 467 - 1916 5c Washington Error, carmine, perf 10
$150.00 - $4,100.00
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Unused Block of 9
small flaws
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Usually ships within 30 days.
$ 975.00
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$ 975.00 |
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Mint Stamp(s)
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Usually ships within 30 days.
$ 975.00
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$ 975.00 |
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Mint Sheet(s)
Never Hinged
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Sold out.
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Mint Double Error Block of 12
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Usually ships within 30 days.
$ 2,400.00
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$ 2,400.00 |
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Mint Double Error Block of 12
Very Fine
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$ 4,100.00
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$ 4,100.00 |
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Used Single Stamp(s)
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Usually ships within 60 days.
$ 2,900.00
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$ 2,900.00 |
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Mint Block of 9
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Usually ships within 30 days.
$ 1,350.00
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$ 1,350.00 |
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Unused Stamp(s)
small flaws
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Ships in 1-3 business days.
$ 725.00
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$ 725.00 |
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Mint Plate Block
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$ 210.00
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$ 210.00 |
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Mint Block of 9
Fine, Never Hinged
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$ 2,700.00
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$ 2,700.00 |
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Unused Plate Block
small flaws
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$ 150.00
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U.S. #467
Series of 1916-17 5¢ Washington
Error
Series of 1916-17 5¢ Washington
Error
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 10
Color: Carmine
Error stamps are the stuff a stamp collector’s dreams are made of – they’re sought after and hard to find. Adding one to your collection is a major accomplishment.
Scott #467 is a 5¢ carmine stamp that was printed right in the middle of a sheet of 2¢ stamps. And Scott #505 is also a 5¢ stamp surrounded by 2¢ stamps, but it also has the wrong perforations, creating two errors on the same stamp! Which leads us to the question...
How did a 5¢ stamp find its way onto a 2¢ stamp sheet?
This story begins in 1917, during the height of World War I, with an overworked and understaffed Bureau of Engraving and Printing struggling to keep up with war-time demands. An inspector at the Bureau proofed a sheet printed by plate 7942 of the current 2¢ issue, Scott #463. Three of the impressions made by the plate were found to be unsatisfactory, and the inspector ordered them replaced.
To understand what happened next in the double error story, it’s important to know how these plates were produced. First a design is engraved on steel. Proofs are taken from this engraving. Once these proofs are approved, the steel of the original engraving is hardened, and it becomes the “die”. A transfer press is then used to transfer the die’s impression onto a cylinder of soft steel, known as the “roll,” which is in turn hardened. This roll is then put in a “siderographer’s” transfer press, which again transfers this image into the steel plates that are used to print the stamps. In short, a die is used to make a roll, which is used to make the printing plates.
2¢ Impressions Accidentally Replaced With 5¢ Designs!
On plate 7942, the impressions for stamps 74 and 84 on the upper left pane of 100, and stamp 18 in the lower right pane were found to be defective. The worker who repaired these three impressions accidentally replaced the 2¢ designs with 5¢ designs. Considering that the “5” on the transfer roll is very similar to a reversed “2”, it’s not surprising this mistake was made.
Because of the great strain placed upon the overworked employees of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the proof sheet was not inspected again. Production continued, and the sheets were eventually distributed to Post Offices.
Soon blocks of twelve containing a vertical pair of 5¢ stamps (sometimes referred to as the “double error’) and blocks of nine containing a single 5¢ stamp (often referred to as the “single error”) began to appear. Although the Post Office recalled all the sheets bearing the plate number 7942, some had already been sold and put into circulation.
Two Errors Made On The Same Issue!
When the sheets created from plate 7942 containing the 5¢ error stamps were sent to the perforation stage of production, most of the machines at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing had been changed to provide a perforation of 11. In fact, the vast majority of sheets containing the 5¢ errors were perforated with the 11 gauge machines, and are thus much more common than the perforated 10 type. The perf. 10 stamps were given the Scott #467; the perf. 11 stamps were given the Scott #505.
U.S. #467
Series of 1916-17 5¢ Washington
Error
Series of 1916-17 5¢ Washington
Error
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: None
Perforation: 10
Color: Carmine
Error stamps are the stuff a stamp collector’s dreams are made of – they’re sought after and hard to find. Adding one to your collection is a major accomplishment.
Scott #467 is a 5¢ carmine stamp that was printed right in the middle of a sheet of 2¢ stamps. And Scott #505 is also a 5¢ stamp surrounded by 2¢ stamps, but it also has the wrong perforations, creating two errors on the same stamp! Which leads us to the question...
How did a 5¢ stamp find its way onto a 2¢ stamp sheet?
This story begins in 1917, during the height of World War I, with an overworked and understaffed Bureau of Engraving and Printing struggling to keep up with war-time demands. An inspector at the Bureau proofed a sheet printed by plate 7942 of the current 2¢ issue, Scott #463. Three of the impressions made by the plate were found to be unsatisfactory, and the inspector ordered them replaced.
To understand what happened next in the double error story, it’s important to know how these plates were produced. First a design is engraved on steel. Proofs are taken from this engraving. Once these proofs are approved, the steel of the original engraving is hardened, and it becomes the “die”. A transfer press is then used to transfer the die’s impression onto a cylinder of soft steel, known as the “roll,” which is in turn hardened. This roll is then put in a “siderographer’s” transfer press, which again transfers this image into the steel plates that are used to print the stamps. In short, a die is used to make a roll, which is used to make the printing plates.
2¢ Impressions Accidentally Replaced With 5¢ Designs!
On plate 7942, the impressions for stamps 74 and 84 on the upper left pane of 100, and stamp 18 in the lower right pane were found to be defective. The worker who repaired these three impressions accidentally replaced the 2¢ designs with 5¢ designs. Considering that the “5” on the transfer roll is very similar to a reversed “2”, it’s not surprising this mistake was made.
Because of the great strain placed upon the overworked employees of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the proof sheet was not inspected again. Production continued, and the sheets were eventually distributed to Post Offices.
Soon blocks of twelve containing a vertical pair of 5¢ stamps (sometimes referred to as the “double error’) and blocks of nine containing a single 5¢ stamp (often referred to as the “single error”) began to appear. Although the Post Office recalled all the sheets bearing the plate number 7942, some had already been sold and put into circulation.
Two Errors Made On The Same Issue!
When the sheets created from plate 7942 containing the 5¢ error stamps were sent to the perforation stage of production, most of the machines at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing had been changed to provide a perforation of 11. In fact, the vast majority of sheets containing the 5¢ errors were perforated with the 11 gauge machines, and are thus much more common than the perforated 10 type. The perf. 10 stamps were given the Scott #467; the perf. 11 stamps were given the Scott #505.