10c Yellow, Coil (356). Vibrant color, used with 1c Columbian (230), tied by St. Louis registry ovals on registered 1c Columbian entire (U348) to St. Paul Minn., C. H. Mekeel handstamped return address, purple "Saint Louis, Mo., Registered, Oct. 17, 1910" double-circle datestamp, blue "Register Receipt Requested" straightline handstamp, receiving backstamps

VERY FINE. A RARE USE OF THE 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356, ON A REGISTERED COVER.

According to Johl (Volume 1, page 181), only 10,000 of the 10c Washington coil stamp were issued. They were made especially for a New York firm to send out advertising samples, similar to the 3c Orangeburg coil. Only a few rolls were sold to the firm, and the remaining rolls were distributed to some of the large post offices across the country. Dealers acquired several rolls, but because most contemporary collectors did not collect coils, many were used and destroyed.

With 1988 P.F. certificate

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