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

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 2-CENT TYPE II PERF 10 HORIZONTAL COIL ON UNWATERMARKED PAPER.

As an indicator of the rarity of this issue in Mint N.H. condition, we have only ever offered one other Mint N.H. single (Piedmont Collection, Sale 842, realized $10,000 hammer), one Mint N.H. pair (same sale, realized $17,000 hammer) and one Mint N.H. joint line pair (in the grade of Fine) since we started keeping computerized records.

With 1995 P.S.E. and 1996 P.F. certificates (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL JOINT LINE PAIR OF THE 2-CENT ROTARY TYPE II COIL.

Unlike most other issues, the horizontal coil is actually scarcer than the vertical coil. It was in production for only a short period of time before being replaced by the Type III, Scott 492.

With 1962, 1987 and 2003 P.F. certificates (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT A.E.F. BOOKLET PANE.

With 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE BOOKLET PANE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT NO MORE THAN TWENTY PANES EXIST, THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHICH ARE POORLY CENTERED. THIS INCREDIBLY WELL-CENTERED EXAMPLE RANKS AMONG THE FINEST EXTANT.

The A.E.F. booklet panes were issued in September 1917, primarily for use by the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I. Only 3,000 panes were prepared of both the 1c and 2c denominations. By October they were no longer needed for the post card rate, as Congress passed a vote allowing first-class mail to be sent free of charge by active members of the Armed Forces. Many of the panes were destroyed.

With 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)