Sale 1166 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 24-26 October, 2017
Category — 1910-13 Washington-Franklin Issue (Scott 374-396)
1c-10c 1910-11 Issue (374-381). Mint N.H., brilliant colors, several with superior centering, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, four with 1990's P.F. certificates
8c Olive Green (380). Mint N.H., radiant color, well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1989 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $450.00)
2c Carmine, Coil (386). Guide line strip of four, top stamp h.r., other three stamps (including the guide line pair) Mint N.H., bright color, Fine-Very Fine, catalogued as a guide line pair and two singles
2c Carmine, Coil (386). Guide line pair, brilliant color, well-centered, tiny natural inclusion bottom stamp, Very Fine and choice, pencil notation on gum, with 1980 P.F. certificate
1c Green, Coil (387). Mint N.H. guide line pair, rich color, wonderfully well-balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 1981 P.F. certificate
1c Green, Coil (387). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression, wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine
2c Carmine, Coil (388). Guide line pair, brilliant color, attractive margins for this elusive coil, particularly well-centered side-to-sideVERY FINE AND RARE GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 1910 2-CENT PERF 12 COIL WITH SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK, SCOTT 388.
The 2c single-line watermark horizontal coil, Scott 388, was in production for only a short period of time before being superseded by the Perf 8-1/2 issue, Scott 393. In addition, due to the greater popularity of the horizontal coils with users, combined with a wary attitude by many collectors that early coils were simply trimmed stamps, many were used and few preserved.
Light pencil notations on gum. With 1972 P.F. certificate
2c Carmine, Coil (388). Rich color, wide margins, neat machine cancel, Very Fine and choice, surprisingly difficult to obtain in sound used condition with decent margins, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate
3c Deep Violet, Orangeburg Coil (389). Wide margins, deep rich color, neat wavy-line machine cancel used at Orangeburg N.Y.VERY FINE. A RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT ORANGEBURG COIL WITH WIDE MARGINS.
The 3c Orangeburg coil was made by the Post Office Department in 1911, specifically for use by the Bell Pharmaceutical Company. They were used to send product samples to physicians and were put through the first-class cancelling machine at Orangeburg, New York. Due to the coil stamps' use on mass mailings, many of the surviving copies are faulty to some extent. The most common defects are corner creases or tears. This sound copy is far nicer than most.
With 2017 P.F. certificate
3c Deep Violet, Coil (394). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, deep rich color and proof-like impression on bright paper, Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate
5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H. guide line pair, rich color, choice centering with wide and balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2017 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
5c Blue, Coil (396). Mint N.H. pair, deep rich color, choice centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,150.00)