Sale 1244 — The Arthur S. Przybyl Collection of United States, Confederate States and Hawaii
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 9-10 November, 2021
Category — 1902-08 Issues (Scott 300-320)
$2.00 Dark Blue (312). Block of four, h.r., deep rich color, Fine-Very Fine and attractive block
$5.00 Dark Green (313). Block of four with horizontal guideline, choice centering for this difficult issue, deep rich color and proof-like impressionEXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF THE $5.00 1902 ISSUE.
Ex Cheyney and Gross. Bottom right stamp with small backstamp. With 1993 P.F. certificate
4c Brown, Imperforate, Schermack Ty. III Private Perforation (314A). Wavy-line machine cancel, nearly full Schermack perfs at right and easily visible perfs at left, deep rich color, small surface scrape at top leftA FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 4-CENT 1908 IMPERFORATE, SCOTT 314A. ONLY 32 USED SINGLES ARE AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS.
With the rising popularity of vending and affixing machines, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing received numerous requests from manufacturers for supplies of imperforate stamps, which could then be privately perforated to conform to each firm's machine. In May 1908, a supply of 25 sheets (400 stamps per sheet) of the 4c 1902 Issue, without perforations, was delivered to the Schermack Mailing Machine Co. in Detroit. The entire supply was cut into coils with Schermack Type III perforations, designed for the firm's patented affixing machine and delivered to the Winfield Printing Co. for use on mass mailings of advertising material. Approximately 6,000 were used on a mailing for Hamilton Carhartt Manufacturer, and almost all of the 4,000 balance were used on a mailing for Burroughs Adding Machine Co.
Our census of Scott 314A, available at https://siegelauctions.com/census/us/scott/314A , incorporates the records of The Philatelic Foundation, the Levi records (which represents over 40 years of auction sales) and our own computerized sales history. The census reveals a startling fact--there are only 32 used singles (two on piece), two used strips of three (one in the Miller collection at The New York Public Library), a used pair and four covers (one of which bears a strip of three), for a total of 46 used stamps. Almost half of the used examples have faults.
Census no. 314A-CAN-24. With 1993 and 2007 P.F. certificates
5c Blue, Imperforate (315). Horizontal pair, lightly hinged, large margins, Extremely Fine
5c Blue, Coil (317). Original gum, h.r., deep rich color and proof-like impressionVERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1908 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 hand pasted together to form rolls. As such, they are almost always strongly centered to one side.
With 1958 and 1999 (copy) P.F. certificates for a pair (top stamp).
1c Blue Green, Horizontal Coil (318). Pair, lightly hinged, dark color, choice centering with wide and well-balanced marginsVERY FINE AND CHOICE PAIR OF THE RARE ONE-CENT 1908 HORIZONTAL COIL.
Ex Dr. Graves ("Argentum"). With 1983 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates
2c Carmine, Coil (322). Pair, radiant color, few perf separationsFINE PAIR OF THE SCARCE 1908 2-CENT SHIELD HORIZONTAL COIL.
With 1990 P.F. certificate