The Lake Shore Collection of United States Stamps and Covers continued...

VERY FINE APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT PAN-AMERICAN INVERT.

The 1c Pan-American Inverts were found in at least four different post offices around the country, soon after release of the issue in May 1901. According to the revised Johl-King book (p.7) "The first known copies of this error were discovered at Bessemer, Alabama, by the Carrell Jewelry Company on some circulars just prior to mailing them. When they realized the find they had made they lost no time in removing the stamps from the circulars and thus saved them to philately." Three covers are known with one each used from Bessemer Ala., Oakland Cal. and St. Louis Mo.

The 1c Pan-American Invert in used condition is considerably scarcer than unused. With the increased collector demand for 20th century stamps, especially in used condition, the price of a used 1c Pan-American Invert has surged ahead from $7,000.00 in 2001 to $11,000.00 in 2005.

With 1997 P.F. certificate. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PASTE-UP STRIP OF THE ONE-CENT 1908 IMPERFORATE COIL.

With 1986 A.P.S. certificate for a strip of nine. Scott Retail as two Mint N.H. pairs. (Image)

FINE AND RARE SOUND EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT 1908 IMPERFORATE.

With the rising popularity of vending and affixing machines, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing received numerous requests from manufacturers for supplies of imperforate stamps, which could then be privately perforated to conform to each firm's machine. In May 1908, a supply of 25 sheets (400 stamps per sheet) of the 4c 1902 Issue, without perforations, was delivered to the Schermack Mailing Machine Co. in Detroit. The entire supply was cut into coils with Schermack Type III perforations, designed for the firm's patented affixing machine and delivered to the Winfield Printing Co. for use on mass mailings of advertising material. Approximately 6,000 were used on a mailing for Hamilton Carhartt Manufacturer, and almost all of the 4,000 balance were used on a mailing for Burroughs Adding Machine Co.

Our unpublished census contains 44 used examples, including three strips of three (one on cover), three singles on separate covers, and 32 single used copies (four are or were at one time on piece, including one of the sound copies with full margins). All three strips of three and two covers were used by Karl Koslowski, who was the only person able to acquire some of the 4c Imperforates. He is also the source for the only known unused copies. Our published census (updated) contains four pairs, two guide line pairs and nine singles, for a total of 21 unused stamps.

Unpublished Census No. 314A-CAN-08. With 1955 P.F. certificate. (Image)

FRESH AND VERY FINE PAIR OF THE RARE 5-CENT 1908 VERTICAL COIL.

With 1951 P.F. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE APPEARING PAIR OF THE RARE ONE-CENT 1908 HORIZONTAL COIL. THE RIGHT STAMP IS SOUND AND CHOICE.

With 1980 P.F. certificate (Image)

FINE-VERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE PASTE-UP PAIR OF THE ONE-CENT 1908 HORIZONTAL COIL.

Coils were made from part-perforated sheets (20 stamps wide) that were joined together by manually pasting one onto the other along the edge. Coil pairs that cross this juncture are known as paste-up pairs, and they occured only once for every ten pairs, thus they are much scarcer than regular coils. This rare 1c 1908 paste-up pair is a key item for the specialist in early coils or the 1902-09 Issue.

With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)