Lot 178
1906, 1¢ blue green, imperf, horizontal coil (314H), guide line pair, full margins with rich color, neatly tied by "West Pepperell Masss. Mar 9 1908" duplex handstamp on small cover to Springfield, Mass., reverse with "Springfield Mass. Mar 9 1908" c.d.s. receiver, Very Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
THIS IS THE EARLIEST DOCUMENTED USAGE OF ANY GOVERNMENT ISSUED COIL.
OUT OF ONLY FIVE RECORDED COVERS OF THIS RARE EXPERIMENTAL COIL, THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE BEARING A GUIDELINE PAIR.
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. Certificate.
This extraordinary cover was featured in a front page article in Linn's Stamp News on November 10, 2003 (Vol. 76, No. 3915). It was discovered in a collection unidentified for nearly 30 years before being found by the owner and subsequently certified by the A.P.S.
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