5c Blue, Coil (317). Mint N.H. pair, intense color and impression, unusually choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR OF THE 5-CENT VERTICAL COIL, SCOTT 317. ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.

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 pasted together to form rolls. Since they were stripped by hand, it is difficult to obtain centered examples. The pair offered here, with wide margins on both sides, is a rarity for the issue. With the exception of the guide line strip of four with Parkhurst machine marks offered in our April 2022 Getlan sale (with the two center stamps Mint N.H.), this is the first Mint N.H. pair we have offered since the 2009 Whitman sale.

With 1977 and 1998 P.F. certificates.

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