Value of US Stamp Scott Cat. # 356: 10c 1909 George Washington Coil. Page 3

**    10¢ yellow coil (Scott 356), exceptionally fresh with brilliant color on bright paper and never hinged original gum, Very Fine, a rare never hinged single (photo). $8,500 Expertization: 2004 P.S.E. Certificate for a strip of four.

Matthew Bennett International, May 2014, Sale 350, Lot 503

10c Yellow, Coil (Scott 356). Guide line pair, right stamp Mint N.H., left stamp lightly hinged, brilliant color, unusually choice centering with wide margins VERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356, WITH ONE MINT NEVER-HINGED STAMP. SCARCE IN SUCH PRISTINE CONDITION. According to Johl (Volume 1, page 181), only 10,000 of the 10c Washington coil stamp were issued. They were made especially for a New York firm to send out advertising samples, similar to the 3c Orangeburg coil. Only a few rolls were sold to the firm, and the remaining rolls were distributed to some of the large post offices across the country. Dealers acquired several rolls, but because most contemporary collectors did not collect coils, many were used and destroyed. With 2000 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, VF 80; SMQ value $16,000.00 does not take into consideration the one Mint N.H. stamp)

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Apr 2014, Sale 1068, Lot 242

1909, 10¢ yellow coil (Scott 356), vertical pair, o.g., lightly hinged, remarkably fresh and choice example of this exceedingly scarce coil, with luscious rich color and immaculate fresh gum with just a small hinge mark; a handsome pair in a remarkable state of preservation, Choice Very Fine, 2014 P.S.E. certificate & 1979 P.F. certificate. Scott $7,500. Estimate price $4,000 – 6,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Mar 2014, Sale 648, Lot 2142

1909, 10¢ yellow coil (Scott 356), horizontal pair (rejoined), o.g., previously hinged, brilliant fiery color impressed upon stark white paper; thin affecting both which does not take away from this exuberant example, Extremely Fine appearance, 2014 P. S. E. certificate. Scott $6,500. Estimate price $1,500 – 2,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Mar 2014, Sale 650, Lot 2622

10c Yellow, Coil (Scott 356). Pair, vibrant color, h.r., few trivial perf separations sensibly reinforced FINE-VERY FINE PAIR OF THE 1909 10-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 356. With 1964 and 1993 P.F. certificates not mentioning anything about the perfs

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2014, Sale 1067, Lot 1438

10c Yellow, Coil (Scott 356). H.r., brilliant color, Very Fine example of this scarce coil, with 1982 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Mar 2014, Sale 1067, Lot 1437

10c Yellow, Coil (Scott 356). Vivid color, extra wide top and bottom margins, bright and fresh VERY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE SCARCE 1909 10-CENT PERF 12 COIL, SCOTT 356. With 1980 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 538

10c Yellow, Coil (356). Mint N.H. pair, wide margins and essentially perfect centering, intense color EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR OF THE 10-CENT PERF 12 COIL, SCOTT 356, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. THIS IS BY FAR THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO ANY MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THIS COIL. According to Johl (Volume 1, page 181), only 10,000 of the 10c Washington coil stamp were issued. They were made especially for a New York firm to send out advertising samples, similar to the 3c Orangeburg coil. Only a few rolls were sold to the firm, and the remaining rolls were distributed to some of the large post offices across the country. Dealers acquired several rolls, but because most contemporary collectors did not collect coils, many were used and destroyed. Our computerized records encompass more than 18 years of auctions. In that time we have offered in Mint N.H. condition only a handful of singles, four guide line pairs (including the line pair offered in the previous lot) and three pairs. Ex Whitman. With 1996 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ value $25,000.00). This is the only Mint N.H. example of Scott 356 in any format to achieve the grade of XF-Superb 95. The next closest Mint N.H. pair is graded 80

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 537

10c Yellow, Coil, (356). Mint N.H. guide line pair, radiant color on post-office fresh VERY FINE. THE 10-CENT PERF 12 COIL IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE AS A GUIDE LINE PAIR IN THIS SUPERIOR GRADE AND MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION. According to Johl (Volume 1, page 181), only 10,000 of the 10c Washington coil stamp were issued. They were made especially for a New York firm to send out advertising samples, similar to the 3c Orangeburg coil. Only a few rolls were sold to the firm, and the remaining rolls were distributed to some of the large post offices across the country. Dealers acquired several rolls, but because most contemporary collectors did not collect coils, many were used and destroyed. Our computerized records encompass more than 18 years of auctions. In that time we have offered in Mint N.H. condition only a handful of singles, four guide line pairs and three pairs (including the pair offered in the following lot). Ex Silver Lake. 1997 P.F. certificate for guide line strip and 2004 P.F. certificate as this pair no longer accompany. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (F-VF 75; SMQ value $30,000.00). Grading is somewhat irrelevant for a rarity of this caliber but a check of the P.S.E. Population Report statistics reveals that this is the only graded Scott 356 line pair

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 536

1909, 10¢ yellow coil (356), o.g., lightly hinged (natural gum creases), well centered with iridescent color, a premium quality example of this undervalued stamp, Very Fine, 1986 P.F. certificate. Scott $3,000. Estimate value $2,000 – 3,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2013, Sale 640, Lot 329

10c Yellow, Coil (Scott 356). Paste-up pair, right stamp with part imprint on paste-up tab, original gum, h.r., vivid color, left stamp small thin spot at bottom, Fine appearance, this early coil was stripped into rolls by hand (the paste-up is where one strip was joined with the other), most unusual as a paste-up pair with the part imprint, a prized rarity for the coil specialist, with 2013 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3863

10c Yellow, Coil (Scott 356). Lightly hinged, bright color, trifle rounded corner perf at bottom right, still Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3864

10c Yellow, Coil (Scott 356). Pair, fresh color, two small natural gum bends and a couple separated perfs at top (neither mentioned on the certificate) VERY FINE. AN ATTRACTIVE PAIR OF THE SCARCE 1909 10-CENT YELLOW COIL, SCOTT 356. With 2000 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3861

10c Yellow, Coil (Scott 356). Pair, vibrant color as fresh as the day it was printed, right stamp h.r., slight diagonal creasing as often seen on this coil issue VERY FINE APPEARING PAIR OF THE SCARCE 1909 10-CENT YELLOW COIL, SCOTT 356. With 1980 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3862

1909, 10¢ yellow coil (356), o.g., previously hinged, incredibly fresh example of this scarce coil, with particularly choice centering, an extremely undervalued stamp, Very Fine, 1992 P.S.E. certificate. Scott $3,000. Estimate price $2,000 – 3,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 3454