U.S.A. (1901) Train*. Interesting variant (O) with central vignette shifted down so part of the image intrudes on the frame. Scott No 294, Yvert No 139.
AVAILABLE AT $20
U.S.A. (1955) Globes*. Orbits*. Horizontal misperforation resulting in lettering at bottom appearing at top of stamp. Atoms for Peace issue. Scott No 1070, Yvert No 597.
AVAILABLE AT $75
U.S.A. (1959) Postage Dues. Scott No J92. Yvert Taxe No 58. Shift of the color black. **.
AVAILABLE AT $25
U.S.A. (1959) Postage Due. Massive shift of the black value. Scott No J100. Yvert Taxe No 66. **.
AVAILABLE AT $30
U.S.A. (1960) Washington credo*. Vertical perforation shift resulting in part of stamp appearing on opposite side. Scott No 1139. Observe good faith and justice toward all nations.
AVAILABLE AT $50
U.S.A. (1962) George Washington*. Scott No 1213a. Yvert No 741. Attractive error: miscut stamp pane of 5 with label.
AVAILABLE AT $40
U.S.A. (1962) Monorail*. Space Needle*. Seattle World's Fair. Misperforation and miscut in block of 10. Scott No 1196. Yvert No 729. Spectacular!
AVAILABLE AT $50
U.S.A. (1967) Francis Parkman*. Vertical strip of 5 misperforated, cutting the name "Francis" in half. Also slightly misperforated horizontally. Scott No 1261, Yvert No 818. Parkman is best known for his historical works on North America, but was also a noted horticulturalist.
AVAILABLE AT $40
U.S.A. (1968) Lucy Stone*. Nice variety with perforation shift so that "Lucy Stone" appears at the top of the stamp instead of the bottom. Scott No 1293, Yvert No 824a. Stone was a famous suffragette and campaigned for women'srights and against slavery.
AVAILABLE AT $60
ETATS UNIS (1968) L'annonciation*. Yvert No 867. Scott No 1363. Détail de la peinture de Jan Van Eyck. Variété de couleur: le visage et les main sont pâles est presque blancs au lieu de jaune.
AVAILABLE AT $60
(Image b)
AVAILABLE AT $50
(Image b)
(Image c)
AVAILABLE AT $550
U.S.A. (1973) Jefferson Memorial* and signature*. Scott No 1510. Yvert No 1008. Perforation shift. The inscription of the country name and face value now appear on the top. **. Hard to find!
AVAILABLE AT $15
U.S.A. (1973) Jefferson Memorial* and signature*. Scott No 1520. Yvert No 1008a. Perforation shift and miscut in coil pair. **. Superb!
AVAILABLE AT $40
U.S.A. (1973) Jefferson Memorial* and signature*. Scott No 1520. Yvert No 1008a. Superb error: miscut and imperforate coil pair. **. Unlike France, the United States does not intentionally print imperforates for each issue.
AVAILABLE AT $65
U.S.A. (1973) Postrider* on horse* announcing mail arrival with bugle*. Scott No 1478. Yvert No 978. American Bicentennial: Colonial Communications issue. Dramatic shift of the color black in plate number block of 4 resulting in double image. **.
AVAILABLE AT $120
U.S.A. (1974) Skylab*. Shift of the color black 2mm to the right. Scott No 1529. Yvert No 1016. Attractive error.
AVAILABLE AT $15
U.S.A. (1975) Military uniforms*. Bicentennial emblem*. Scott No 1565-8. Yvert No 1055-8. Impressive shift of the colors black and yellow in margin block resulting in double image of the soldiers. **.
AVAILABLE AT $90
U.S.A. (1976) Piano*. Coil pair partially imperf between (1 pinhole). Scott No 1615Ce.
AVAILABLE AT $20
U.S.A. (1978) George M. Cohan*. Superb misperforation splitting the stamp in half! Scott No 1756.
AVAILABLE AT $40
U.S.A. (1978) Performer in top hat and cane*. Misperforation error so that part of the next stamp in the block appears on this stamp. Scott No 1750, Yvert No 1196. Hard to find!
AVAILABLE AT $60
U.S.A. (1978) Piano*. Imperforate pair. Yvert No 1216 (Préoblitéré). Scott No 1615Cf.
AVAILABLE AT $12
ETATS UNIS (1980) Violons*. Yvert No 1282. Scott No 1811. Variété de piquage en bande de 4. **.
AVAILABLE AT $25
U.S.A. (1981) US architecture. Horizontal misperforation in zip block of 4 causing the tops of the buildings to appear at the bottom. Scott Nos 1928-31, Yvert Nos 1344-7.
AVAILABLE AT $75
U.S.A. (1981) Barrel cactus*. Horizontal misperforation resulting in name appearing at top of stamp instead of bottom. Scott No 1942, Yvert No 1368.
AVAILABLE AT $80
U.S.A. (1981b) Saguaro cactus*. Misperforation resulting in removal of wording at bottom and imperforate at top. Scott No 1945, Yvert No 1371.
AVAILABLE AT $75
U.S.A. (1981) George Mason*. Horizontal misperforation resulting in the value appearing at the top of the stamp instead of the bottom. Mason is considered the father of the US Bill of Rights. He also tried to ban the importation of slaves from Africa, although he was a slaveholder himself. Scott No 1858, Yvert No 1318.
AVAILABLE AT $40
U.S.A. (1981) Rose*. Camellia*. Dahlia*. Lily*. Perforation shift resulting in top 9mm of stamp in selvage! Scott No 1879a, Yvert Nos 1308-11.
AVAILABLE AT $140
U.S.A. (1981) 1860 fire pumper*. Vertical misperforation in strip of 4 cutting off part of the wheel. Scott No 1908. Yvert No 1366.
AVAILABLE AT $40
U.S.A. (1982) Illinois Institute of Technology by van der Rohe*. Horizontal misperforation causing the value to appear at the top. Scott No 2020.
AVAILABLE AT $25
U.S.A. (1982) Gropius house*. Horizontal misperforation causing the value to appear at the top. Scott No 2021.
AVAILABLE AT $25
U.S.A. (1982) Igor STRAVINSKY*. Misperforation in margin block of 4 resulting in stamps being cut in half. Yvert No 1462. Scott No 1845. Stunning!
AVAILABLE AT $200
U.S.A. (1983) Signature of Paris Treaty*. Scott No 2052. Yvert No 1494. Nice perforation shift separating the heads of treaty signers from their bodies!
AVAILABLE AT $50
ETATS UNIS (1989a) Stégosaure. Scott No 2424. Superbe variété: sans la couleur noire. La valeur faciale "25" et le nom du pays "U.S.A." ont disparus! **. Pièce d'exposition!
AVAILABLE AT $300
U.S.A. (1992) Wild flowers: Twinflower*, Sunflower*, Bunchberry*, Pasqueflower*, Plains prickly pear, Moss Campoin*. Scott No 2665-6, 2675-6, 2686-7. Yvert No 2067-8, 2077-8, 2087-8. Fantastic perforation error in a block of 6 wildflowers. First, two rows of perforations cut into 2 of the stamps, then, the vertical perforations are very odd too as the sheet seems to have gone though the perforation machine twice leaving ten 40mm high vertical holes rather than perforations. A magnificent showpiece!
AVAILABLE AT $150
U.S.A. (1993) Saturn*. Rockets*. Vertical misperforation with part of adjacent stamp attached. Scott No 2741, Yvert No 2132.
AVAILABLE AT $75
U.S.A. (1999) Rose*. Pair from booklet pane, imperforate between. Scott No 3052i. US stamps are not issued imperforate. A recent discovery - rare!
AVAILABLE AT $275