Sale 968B — The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Three: 1902-34 Issues, B-O-B
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 22-25 September, 2009
Category — 1902-08 Issue (Scott 319-322)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
415
2c Carmine, Coil (322). Pair, h.r., intense shade and impression, bright paperVERY FINE AND CHOICE PAIR OF THE SCARCE 2-CENT 1908 HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 322.
Armstrong notes that only 167 examples had been certified by the Philatelic Foundation as of 1980. Issued on July 31, 1908, and intended only for use by private vending machine companies, Scott 322 comes from Die II.
With 1976, 1993 and 1995 P.F. certificates
18,000
7,500