Sale 1111 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 27-29 October, 2015
Category — 1908-10 Washington-Franklin Coils (Scott 348-356)
1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, rich color, Very Fine, with 1993 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as guide line pair and two singles
1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, incredibly well-centered with the widest margins possible for a genuine coil, beautiful rich color on bright white paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF SCOTT NO. 348 IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE QUALITY.
Ex Dr. Killien. With 2000 P.F. and 2006 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $3,600.00). This is the highest grade the P.S.E. has awarded to a line pair of No. 348, with only two others sharing this impressive grade
1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, rich color, choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $1,000.00)
1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, pretty shade, well-balanced margins, fresh and Extremely Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate
1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H. guide line pair, bright and fresh, Very Fine, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $600.00)
1c Green, Coils (348, 385). Guide line pairs of each, both with bottom stamps Mint N.H., latter with a couple minor perf separations, Fine, with 1995 P.S.E. and 2004 P.F. certificates respectively
1c Green, Coil (348). Pair, top stamp Mint N.H., bottom stamp barest trace of hinging if at all, choice centering, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2015 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95), Scott Retail as singles
1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H., wide margins and perfect centering, post-office fresh in every respect, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2011 P.S.A.G. certificate as No. 385 in error (98J OgNH), with 2015 P.S.E. certificate as No. 348 (Superb 98; SMQ $575.00)
1c Green, Coil (348). Mint N.H., wide margins, brilliant color, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $575.00), only three grade higher
2c Carmine, Coil (349). Guide line pair, bottom stamp Mint N.H., extra wide margins at sides and at top and bottom, vivid color, Very Fine and choice, with 1990 and 2012 P.F. certificates (VF 80)
2c Carmine, Coil (349). Mint N.H., brilliant color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $450.00)
4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, rich color, attractive centering, slightly weakened perfs but intact without separations, Very Fine, a scarce Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, with 1990 P.F. certificate
4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, well-proportioned margins, fresh, Very Fine and choice, with 1983 A.P.S. and 2013 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85)
4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Mint N.H., rich color on bright paper, unusually wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2012 P.F. certificates (XF 90)
5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H. guide line pair, outstanding centering, rich color, natural gum wrinkle in top stamp uncharitably called a "natural crease" on most recent certificate, still Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.S.E. and 2014 P.F. certificates
5c Blue, Coil (351). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, bright color, tiny natural inclusion in bottom stamp, Very Fine, with 2014 P.F. certificate
5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H., precisely centered, wonderfully rich color on bright paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A HIGHLY SELECT MINT NEVER-HINGED SINGLE OF SCOTT NO. 351.
With 1997 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $3,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded, which is shared by three others
5c Blue, Coil (351). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression, Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine, scarce with such wide margins, with 1994 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $725.00 as 90, $1,600.00 as 95)
1c Green, Coil (352). Mint N.H. pair, well-proportioned margins, Very Fine, with 2010 Weiss certificate
2c Carmine, Coil (353). Guide line pair, lightly hinged, wide margins and well-centered, fresh color, Very Fine and choice, with 1986 and 2013 P.F. certificates (VF-XF 85)
4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Mint N.H. guide line pair, deep rich color, attractive margins and centering on post-office fresh paperVERY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 4-CENT 1909 HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 354.
With 2004 P.F. and 2013 P.S.E. certificates (F-VF 75; SMQ $2,000.00). This is an exceedingly difficult coil line pair to find in Mint N.H. condition with decent centering. Only three Mint N.H. line pairs have achieved a higher grade from P.S.E. (one each at 80, 85 and 90). Among all the 1908-09 double-line watermarked coils, only the 2c Scott 353 has as low a population of centered Mint N.H. line pairs in the P.S.E. Population report (excluding the rare 10c, Scott 356)
4c Orange Brown, Coil (354). Pair with 3mm spacing, lightly hinged, rich color, left stamp particularly wide margins, Very Fine, with 1981 and 2002 P.F. certificates
5c Blue, Coil (355). Guide line pair, deep rich color, outstanding centering with well-proportioned margins, Very Fine and choice, with 2007 P.F. certificate (VF-XF 85)
10c Yellow, Coil (356). Pair, vibrant color as fresh as the day it was printed, right stamp h.r., slight diagonal creasing as often seen on this coil issueVERY FINE APPEARING PAIR OF THE SCARCE 1909 10-CENT YELLOW COIL, SCOTT 356.
With 1980 P.F. certificate