5c Blue, Vertical Coil
(317). Pair, full original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich color, very
well-centered with wide margins for this difficult issueVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 5-CENT 1908 VERTICAL COIL.
Armstrong notes that as of 1980 only 79 pairs had been certified by the Philatelic Foundation. Our examination of Foundation records for other rare coils has shown that in some cases Armstrong missed duplication of submissions, and so the actual number of recorded examples may be smaller.
Signed and with blue owner's backstamps. With 1963, 1977 and 1999 P.F. certificates (Image)
1c Blue Green, Horizontal Coil
(318). Original gum, lightly hinged, rich color, very well-centered
side to side and with wide margins at top and bottomFRESH AND VERY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 1-CENT 1908 HORIZONTAL COIL.
Armstrong notes that, as of 1980, only 80 pairs had been certified by the Philatelic Foundation.
Small Economist Stamp Co. backstamp. With 1966 and 1999 P.F. certificates (Image)
2c Carmine, Horizontal Coil
(322). Lightly hinged, deep rich color and well-centered for this rare
coilFRESH AND VERY FINE PAIR OF THE 2-CENT 1908 HORIZONTAL COIL.
Armstrong notes that only 167 examples had been certified by the Philatelic Foundation as of 1980. The frequency with which this coil appears at auction would indicate that it may in fact be rarer, and that Armstrong's census information may contain duplicate records. Issued on July 31, 1908, and intended only to be used by private vending machine companies, Scott 322 is only known with the Die II widened line at lower left.
With 1978 and 1996 P.F. certificates (Image)