Sale 1093 — The Curtis Collection: U.S. 20th Century and Air Post
Sale Date — Monday-Tuesday, 23-24 February, 2015
Category — 1916-18 Rotary Press Coils (487-497)
2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (491). Joint line pair, deep rich color and proof-like impression, neat strikes of Atlanta Ga. Jul. 19, 1916 duplex cancelsEXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE EXTREMELY RARE 2-CENT ROTARY TYPE II JOINT LINE PAIR. WE RECORD ONLY NINE USED JOINT LINE MULTIPLES.
Unlike many other issues, the horizontal coil is actually scarcer than the vertical coil. It was in production for only a short period of time before being replaced by the Type III, Scott 492.
Our census of used joint line multiples of Scott 491, available at our website at http://siegelauctions.com/dynamic/census/491/491.pdf , records six joint line pairs, a strip of three, a strip of four and a strip of five.
Census No. 491-CAN-LP-03. Our updated census of used joint line pairs of Scott 491 contains seven line pairs, one line strip of three, one line strip of four and a line strip of five.
Ex Twigg-Smith. With 1961 and 2001 P.F. certificates
