Lot 165
1909, 5¢ blue, imperf, vertical coil (347V), two singles tied by New York registry oval cancels on registered 2¢ carmine on blue entire (U414) to Gotha Germany, postmarked on reverse July 24, 1911, which had been the previous EDU, plus other backstamps including U.S. Seapost and Gotha receiver, fresh and Very Fine, an exceedingly rare usage of the 5¢ vertical imperforate coil, of which there are probably less than 5 covers known.
Estimate 500 - 750
Expertization: 2003 A.P.S. certificate.
Provenance: "Alpha"
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