2005 Rarities of the World, Part One continued...

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST GUIDE LINE PAIRS OF THIS COIL IN TERMS OF CENTERING, COLOR, GUM AND PAPER.

With 2002 P.F. and P.S.E. 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 2005 P.S.E. certificate. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARK 5-CENT WASHINGTON VERTICAL COIL ISSUE.

With 1997 and 2004 P.F. certificates. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 2-CENT PERF 12 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARK HORIZONTAL COIL IN THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE.

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." A search of our computerized records has found only one comparable example.

With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 5-CENT 1909 HORIZONTAL COIL.

With 2005 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356.

With copy of 1973 P.F. certificate as strip of three and 1974 P.F. certificate as single. (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A REMARKABLY BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFULLY CENTERED EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 10-CENT PERF 12 COIL.

With 2005 P.F. certificate. (Image)