Price of US Stamp Scott Cat. # 317: 1908 5c Abraham Lincoln Coil. Page 2

5c Blue, Coil (Scott 317). Pair, slightly disturbed original gum and narrow h.r. at top and bottom, deep rich color and proof-like impression VERY FINE PAIR OF THE RARE 5-CENT 1908 VERTICAL COIL. The 5c 1908 Coil stamps, which were stripped by hand, are almost always strongly centered to one side. Each stamp with purple Mekeel backstamp

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2012, Sale 1021, Lot 482

1908, 5¢ blue coil (317), original gum, tiny natural paper inclusion in top margin, small shallow thin spot, otherwise F.-V.F. and rare. Scott price $6,000 Expertization: 2004 PF Certificate for what was originally a pair.

Matthew Bennett International, Mar 2012, Sale 344, Lot 4495

1908, 5¢ blue coil (317), pair, very well centered for this with choice color and full original gum, lightly hinged at top only; fresh and nearly Very Fine. Scott $17,500 AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF THIS RARE EARLY U.S. COIL. Expertization: 1953 APS and 2004 PSE Certificates.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2012, Sale 340, Lot 399

1908, 5¢ blue coil (317), bright and fresh with full original gum, Fine and rare. Scott price $6,000 A FRESH AND FINE MINT EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE COIL. Expertization: 2004 PF Certificate.

Matthew Bennett International, Feb 2012, Sale 340, Lot 398

United States 1904-10 Issues 1904 5c blue, vertical coil pair, deep rich color, original gum which has been only lightly hinged, v.f. example of this rare pair, less than 80 known, with 1954 and 2003 PFCs

Cherrystone Auctions, Nov 2010, Sale 201011, Lot 151

5c Blue, Coil (Scott 317). Pair, lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression FRESH AND VERY FINE PAIR OF THE RARE 5-CENT 1908 VERTICAL COIL. The 5c 1908 Coil stamps, which were stripped by hand, are almost always strongly centered to one side. With 1990 P.S.E. and 1975 and 2006 P.F. certificates.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Oct 2010, Sale 997, Lot 5863

United States 1904-10 Issue 1908 Coils, 5c blue, vertical pair, l.h. at bottom, top stamp h.r., with handstamped guarantee marks, wide margin at left, fresh and v.f. pair, with 2006 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Apr 2010, Sale 201004, Lot 234

United States 1904-10 Issue 1908 Coils, 5c blue, well centered single, wide margins, beautiful color, h.r., fresh and v.f., with 1996 PFC

Cherrystone Auctions, Apr 2010, Sale 201004, Lot 233

5c Blue, Vertical Coil (Scott 317). Pair, lightly hinged, deep rich color, well-centered for this challenging issue VERY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 5-CENT 1908 VERTICAL COIL. With 1951, 1990 and 2004 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Feb 2010, Sale 983, Lot 204

5c Blue, Coil (Scott 317). Pair, deep rich color, insignificant adherence at bottom, the top stamp is a wide-margined Gem FRESH AND VERY FINE PAIR OF THE RARE 5-CENT 1908 VERTICAL COIL. With 1967 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 976, Lot 1897

5c Blue, Coil (Scott 317). Mint N.H. guide line pair, intense shade and impression on crisp paper FINE-VERY FINE. THIS MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR IS THE ONLY RECORDED COMPLETELY SOUND GUIDE LINE MULTIPLE OF THE 1908 5-CENT COIL. ONE OF THE KEYS TO A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF 20TH CENTURY COILS. The 5c 1908 Coil stamps, which were stripped by hand, are almost always strongly centered to one side. Five guide line multiples of the 5c coil have been certified by The Philatelic Foundation. Only this pair is completely sound. Two of the certified pairs are hinged and have small faults. Each of the other two guide line pairs is Mint N.H. and located within a strip of four. However, both of those multiples are affected by gripper marks from the Parkhurst vending machine. Therefore, this is the only sound Mint N.H. multiple known to us. Ex Col. Green as a strip of four (Sale 2–another strip of four with creases was offered in Sale 26). With 1945 A.P.S. and 2004 P.F. certificates.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 968B, Lot 396

5c Blue, Coil (Scott 317). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression on crisp paper, unusually wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1908 5-CENT VERTICAL COIL, SCOTT 317. The 5c 1908 Coil stamps, which were stripped by hand, are almost always centered to one side. The example offered here, with wide margins on both sides, is a rarity for the issue. Factoring in its Mint Never-Hinged gum, this stamp is certainly one of the finest examples of the issue With 2004 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 968B, Lot 399

5c Blue, Coil (317). Mint N.H. pair with plate no. 2952 at top, barest trace of hinging in selvage only, deep rich color and proof-like impression which shows every nuance of the engraving, wide margins VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR OF THE 5-CENT VERTICAL COIL, SCOTT 317. THIS IS UNIQUE WITH THE PLATE NUMBER. According to Johl, these first government coils were an experiment, and collectors and dealers were generally unaware of their existence. Regular sheets of 400 were printed and then perforated in only one direction. They were then cut into strips of 20. The strips were then pasted together to form rolls. It is unknown exactly how many of these experimental coils were produced. They were superseded less than a year later by the Washington-Franklin issue coils, the first of which were issued on December 29, 1908. With 1970 and 2004 P.F. certificates. Scott value for Mint N.H. pair without any premium for the plate number.

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 968B, Lot 397

5c Blue, Coil (Scott 317). Pair, lightly hinged, deep rich color and proof-like impression, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT SUPERBLY-CENTERED PAIR OF THE 1908 5-CENT VERTICAL COIL, SCOTT 317. With 1987 and 1995 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Sep 2009, Sale 968B, Lot 398

5c Blue, Coil (Scott 317). Pair, lightly hinged, deep rich color, enormous left margin with traces of adjoining stamps, yet still ample at right FRESH AND VERY FINE PAIR OF THE RARE 5-CENT 1908 VERTICAL COIL. With 1951 and 2005 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2009, Sale 972, Lot 3287