U. S. Scott #1133 - Used - [LA01-0074-01-01]

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

1133

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Used

Centering

F/VF

Stamp Format

Single

Certificate Grade

65 & Below

Year of Issue

1959

Item Description

Stamp Evaluation – Scott #1133 (Used, Never Hinged – Single Stamp)
4¢ Multicolor – Soil Conservation, 1959
(Commemorative Issue – Engraved, Perf 11)

Design Overview:
Issued in 1959, Scott #1133 highlights the national push for responsible land management and erosion prevention. The design depicts a stylized rural landscape: terraced contour fields, forest windbreaks, a farmstead, grazing cattle, and distant industrial structures. The bold blue SOIL CONSERVATION banner emphasizes the educational mission of the issue. Engraved lines convey texture in the hillsides, fields, and sky with impressive clarity for a mid-century three-color commemorative.
The submitted example is postally used, has never been hinged since removal, and has no original gum.

Grading Breakdown:
Centering Grade: 78 (Fine/Very Fine)
The design is evenly spaced within the perforations, with one or two margins noticeably narrow. The right margin is the narrowest; the bottom margin is the widest. The top margin is narrower than the left. All perforation holes remain clearly outside the printed area, matching the Fine/Very Fine criteria.

Soundness Evaluation:
Fault Present:
Very Minor Fault: One shorter-to-short perf, less than half normal length
There are no tears, thins, creases, or additional structural issues.
Soundness Classification: Very Minor Fault
Per the 2009 PSE grid, Very Minor Fault soundness paired with Fine/Very Fine centering yields a Fine (70–74) adjusted range.
Soundness Deduction: –6

Perforations and Margins:
Perforated 11 on all sides. One perf tooth is shorter than typical but intact enough to avoid classification as a Minor Fault. The remaining perforations are full and genuine with no signs of trimming or reperforation. Margin balance matches the centering analysis: right narrowest, bottom widest, top narrower than left.

Cancellation Evaluation:
The vertical machine cancel is dark and bold, cutting through the center of the design and crossing the primary landscape elements. While not obliterating the artwork, it is clearly heavy under PSE criteria, affecting the visual clarity of the stamp.
Cancellation Classification: Heavy
Eye Appeal Impact: –8 (within the –10 allowance for Heavy cancels)

Collector’s Note:
Used examples of this issue often show heavier machine cancels; this one is no exception. The centering remains attractive for a used specimen, and the engraving retains crisp detail across the multi-toned design.

Eye Appeal Adjustment:
The cancel is heavy, producing an –8 deduction. Otherwise, color is strong and the paper fresh.
Eye Appeal Adjustment: –8

Final Numerical Grade Calculation:
Centering Grade: 78 (Fine/Very Fine)
Soundness Deduction: –6 (Very Minor Fault)
Adjusted Base Grade: 72
Eye Appeal Adjustment: –8 (Heavy cancel)
Final Grade: 64 (Very Good–Fine)

Final Summary:
Scott Number: 1133
Condition: Used, Never Hinged, No Original Gum
Centering: 78 (Fine/Very Fine)
Soundness: Very Minor Fault (–6 for short perf)
Perforations: Perf 11, one short perf, otherwise intact
Cancellation: Heavy vertical machine cancel, –8 adjustment
Eye Appeal: –8
Final Grade: 64 (Very Good–Fine)

Summary:
This used Scott #1133 combines Fine/Very Fine centering with strong color and clean perforations apart from a single short perf. The heavy cancel and very minor perforation fault bring the final grade to 64 (VG–F) under the 2009 PSE Grading Guide. Despite the deductions, the stamp remains a structurally sound and visually appealing used example of this conservation-themed commemorative.

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