The Auction:
This
auction is for one 1036a Bureau precancel sheet
stamp FVF
and MNH. It is the 4c Abraham
Lincoln stamp with CINCINNATI
OHIO city type 71 overprint PSS 1036-71
(775). The 1956
rotary press single is dry printed* and perf. 11 x 10½.
Completing the
4¢ precancel Bureau city type sheet stamp set is difficult.
There are 95 different city overprints!
*In
2015 Scott Catalogue renumbered certain
Liberty Issue stamps. This is the new Scott
number. The old number is 1036.
Liberty
Issue and earlier precancels are
not priced in Scott. According to Scott
Catalogue precancels are listed only if
the precanceled stamp is different from the
nonprecanceled version, or if the stamp only
exists precanceled.
Precancels and
regular stamps were all printed without
tagging at that time so Scott does not believe
they warrant separate minor number. All regular
issues since the late 1960s have been
tagged, while their precancel counterparts
remain untagged. This tagging difference is
the reason why most modern precancels have separate
catalogue numbers and most older precancels do not.
Mint never
hinged Bureau of
Engraving and Printing (BEP) precancels are uncommon when compared
to used. There is renewed interest in mint
never hinged precanceled USA material from
this era.
1036v
1036pc 1036 4-cent .04 4¢