5c Blue, Coil (317). Original gum, lightly hinged with light pencil notation, deep rich color and sharp impression, attractive margins

FRESH AND FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 5-CENT 1908 VERTICAL COIL.

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 then hand pasted together to form rolls. As such, they are almost always strongly centered to one side.

With 2007 P.F. and 2014 P.S.A.G. certificates (70 ogPH)

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