The Vineyard Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps and Plate Blocks continued...

EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY CHOICE GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THIS EARLY WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN COIL, WHICH IS QUITE SCARCE IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION.

With 1983 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 4-CENT PERF 12 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED COIL.

According to Johl (Vol. 1, page 153), this coil was issued approximately eighteen months after the horizontal coil Scott 354 and was only in use for a short period of time.

With 1988 and 1999 P.F. certificates (Image)

VERY FINE. A SCARCE MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 1908 5-CENT PERF 12 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED COIL.

With 1976 and 1995 P.F. certificates (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE HIGH-GRADE MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 1909 ONE-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL.

Ex Floyd. With 2001 P.F. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 2-CENT PERF 12 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARK HORIZONTAL COIL.

According to Johl (Vol. 1, p. 108), "When the stamps were current, coils were still in small favor with philatelists and as this sidewise type was more popular with users of affixing machines fewer were saved than the endwise coil." Our sale records contain only one other Mint N.H. guide line pair of Scott 353, which was sold in our sale of the Piedmont collection (Sale 842, lot 66, realized $5,250 hammer).

With 1995 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1909 HORIZONTAL COIL FEATURING SUPERB CENTERING AND INTENSE COLOR.

With 1995 P.S.E. and 2003 P.F. certificates (Image)