Sale 1289 — 2023 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
Category — 1902-08 Issue, Vending and Affixing Machine Perforations
$5.00 Dark Green (313). Lightly hinged, wide margins, outstanding centering, deep intense colorEXTREMELY FINE LIGHTLY HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1902 ISSUE.
With 1971 P.F. and 2019 P.S.A.G. certificates (90 og PH). With 2019 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $3,000.00)
5c Blue, Coil (317). Pair, original gum, attractive centering and margins, intense shade and impression on fresh paperVERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE RARE 5-CENT VERTICAL COIL, SCOTT 317.
According to Johl, these first government coils were an experiment, and collectors and dealers were generally unaware of their existence. Regular sheets of 400 were printed and then perforated in only one direction. They were then cut into strips of 20. The strips were then pasted together to form rolls. As such, they are almost always strongly centered to one side.
With 1954 and 2003 P.F. certificates.
1c Blue Green, Coil (318). Pair, slightly disturbed original gum, rich color, some rejoined perfs not noted on old certificateFINE PAIR OF THE RARE ONE-CENT 1908 HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 318.
With 1961 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine, Coil (322). Pair, original gum, multiple small h.r. including reinforcing a few perf separations at bottom, bright color, small stain in bottom margin and couple small thin spotsFINE APPEARING PAIR OF THE 2-CENT 1908 HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 322.
Issued on July 31, 1908, and intended only to be used by private vending machine companies, Scott 322 is only known with the Die II widened line at lower left.
With 1971 P.F. certificate.
1c Green, Attleboro Stamp Co. Private Perforations (343). Perf teeth show at top and bottom, characteristic notch at bottom and cut slant to lower right, tied by "Attleboro Mass. Aug. 12 8-AM 1909" duplex on Attleboro Stamp Co. corner card cover to local addressVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COVER BEARING THE ONE-CENT ATTLEBORO PRIVATE VENDING MACHINE COIL. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
In 1909 the Attleboro Stamp Company employed a stamp-affixing machine to apply postage to bulk mailings of its price lists and editions of the Attleboro Philatelist. Although the company served stamp collectors, the Attleboro coil appears to have been a purely utilitarian product, limited in its scope to the basic 1c and 2c stamps necessary for mailing and not intended to create new varieties for collectors. Examples of these coils are scarce to rare, especially on cover or wrapper.
With 2003 P.F. certificate.
5c Blue, Imperforate, Schermack Ty. II (315). Large part original gum described on certificate as "part o.g.", large margins, rich colorEXTREMELY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1908 ISSUE WITH SCHERMACK TYPE II PERFORATIONS.
The 5c Blue (315) with Schermack Type II perforations, produced at the request of collectors, is one of the rarest of all vending and affixing machine varieties. A review of The Philatelic Foundation records and auction catalogue listings located approximately six pairs and two guide line pairs. Singles are also rare.
Purple backstamp. With 2014 P.F. certificate. Unpriced in Scott as a single. Scott value as a pair $11,500.00.
5c Blue, Imperforate, Schermack Ty. III (315). Pair, full Schermack perfs, original gum, h.r., rich color, left stamp small hinge thinsVERY FINE AND RARE PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1902 ISSUE WITH TYPE III SCHERMACK PRIVATE VENDING MACHINE PERFORATIONS.
With 1977 and 2001 P.F. certificates.
5c Blue, Imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Ty. II (315). Guide line pair, original gum, h.r., even margins and bright colorEXTREMELY FINE. A RARE AND CHOICE GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 5-CENT U.S. AUTOMATIC VENDING CO. TYPE II COIL.
With 2009 P.F. certificate.
5c Blue, Imperforate, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Ty. III (315). Guide line pair, original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, choice centering with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 5-CENT U.S. AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE COMPANY TYPE III.
With 2005 P.F. certificate.
1c Blue Green, 2c Scarlet, U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pocket Ty. 1-2 (314, 320b). One of first and two of second, Mint N.H., green "Patents Pending/ Patents Pending" with wording at bottom reading upside down, back with "U.S. Automatic Vending Co. Pioneer Stamp Pocket 1 Madison Ave. New York City" and numbered "242"VERY FINE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE U.S. AUTOMATIC VENDING COMPANY TYPE I POCKET.
The Ty. I pocket is the rarest of the four different U.S.A.V. pockets. Ex Dr. Agris. With 1997 P.F. certificate.
