US Stamps Price Scott # 449 – 2c 1915 George Washington Coil Perf 10 Horizontally. Page 4

2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (449). Pair, bottom stamp Mint N.H., top stamp lightly hinged, glowing color, as fresh as the day it was printed, choice centering with unusually wide and balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF THE 2-CENT TYPE I VERTICAL COIL, SCOTT 449. ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE WITH THE BOTTOM STAMP IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION. Type I rotary press stamps were produced using the same master dies as had been used for flat plate printings. However, due to the curve of the plate to fit the rotary press, the impressions lacked some of the details of the flat plate printings. New dies were made with strengthened lines, resulting in the Type II stamps. After plate wear was noticed, further strengthening was necessary, resulting in the Type III stamps. Scott 449 was not produced until almost a year and a half after the Type I horizontal coil, Scott 453. Due to the unpopularity of vertical coils, this Type I stamp was in production for only a short period of time before being discontinued. Ex Scarsdale. Bottom stamp with Ward backstamp. With 1998 P.F. and 2012 P.S.E. certificates (F-VF 75; unpriced in SMQ).

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 640

2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (449). Lightly hinged, perfect centering with wide margins all around, brilliant color and detailed impression. EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB LIGHTLY-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1915 TYPE I VERTICAL COIL. AN OUTSTANDING RARITY. Type I rotary press stamps were produced using the same master dies as had been used for flat plate printings. However, due to the curve of the plate to fit the rotary press, the impressions lacked some of the details of the flat plate printings. New dies were made with strengthened lines, resulting in the Type II stamps. After plate wear was noticed, further strengthening was necessary, resulting in the Type III stamps. Scott 449 was not produced until almost a year and a half after the Type I horizontal coil, Scott 453. Due to the unpopularity of vertical coils, this Type I stamp was in production for only a short period of time before being discontinued. With 2001 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Dec 2013, Sale 1062, Lot 641

1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), light wavy black cancellation, desirable sound example with radiant rich color, flawless sound stamp, Fine, 2004 A.P.S. certificate. Scott $600. Estimate price $250 – 350.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2013, Sale 640, Lot 388

1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), neat black wavy line machine cancellation, desirable example, centered much nicer than normally found, with gorgeous rich color, Very Fine, 2004 A.P.S. certificate. Scott $600. Estimate price $400 – 600.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2013, Sale 640, Lot 386

1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), light wavy black machine cancellation, vivid and bright example with exceptionally large margins, completely sound and choice, Very Fine, 1997 P.F. certificate. Scott $600. Estimate $400 – 600.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Dec 2013, Sale 640, Lot 387

2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (Scott 449). Lightly hinged, attractive color, Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3924

2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (Scott 449). Barely hinged, bright color, tiny perf thin at bottom right mentioned on most recent certificate, Fine appearance, with 1991 and 2013 P.F. certificates

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3925

2c Red, Ty. I, Coil (Scott 449). H.r., perfs barely in at top, typical for this rare Rotary Press coil, about Fine, with 1966 P.F. certificate

Robert Siegel Auction Galleries, Nov 2013, Sale 1061, Lot 3923

449, 1915 2c Red coil, Type I,joint line pair, NH, two thin perfs at bottom, scarce and elusive coil in production for a very short time due to unpopularity of the vertical coil format, 2009 PSE Graded Good 30 certificate (Scott $28,000)

H.R. Harmer, Nov 2013, Sale 3004, Lot 1271

1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), o.g., barest trace of hinge (appears never hinged), absolutely spectacular TOP QUALITY coil single, a fabulous well centered stamp with exquisite color, trivial pencil notation on reverse is of little consequence, Extremely Fine, 1970 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,500. Estimate $2,500 – 3,500.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 3569

1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), vertical pair, without gum, handsome example of this rarely offered rotary press coil, with gorgeous color and nice eye appeal, as it is better centered than most of the examples that are currently available on the marketplace; top stamp with minor crease, otherwise Fine to Very Fine, 1972 P.F. certificate. Scott $6,000 for o.g. Estimate $2,000 – 3,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 3570

1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), coil pair, extraordinary genuinely used coil pair, completely sound in all respects, scarce thus, as used #449 pairs are extremely rare, especially when found fault free, of the dozen or so examples that are known to exist, few are completely sound with such mice eye appeal, as the basic letter rate was 2 cents, used multiples are seldom seen, Fine, 1993 P.F. certificate. Scott $5,250. Estimate price $2,000 – 3,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 441

1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), neat wavy black machine cancellation, fabulous rich shade, a lovely example of this difficult used stamp; slightly blunted perforations at bottom of little consequence, Fine, 2009 P.C. certificate. Scott $600. Estimate $200 – 300.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 440

1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), o.g., very lightly hinged, a very scarce stamp, with warm rich color, Very Good to Fine, 1973 P.F. certificate. Scott $2,500. Estimate $1,000 – 1,500.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 1164

1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil (449), vertical pair, o.g., hinged at top, never hinged at bottom, absolutely extraordinary type I coil pair with incredible centering and gleaming rich color, the bottom stamp is magnificent Never Hinged example that would realize five figures if broken out of this pair, a GEM intact multiple deserving placement in the finest collection of top quality stamps, Extremely Fine, 1984 and 2013 P.F. certificates. Scott $8,000. Estimate price $7,500 – 10,000.

Daniel Kelleher Auctions, Sep 2013, Sale 639, Lot 1165