2006 Rarities of the World continued...

VERY FINE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE FIRST DAY COVER OF THE TWO-CENT IMPERFORATE LINCOLN CENTENARY ISSUE. ONLY SEVEN ARE RECORDED.

Of the seven recorded First Day covers of this issue, three were cancelled at Canton, Ohio. One other has private vending machine perforations.

With 1988 and 2006 P.F. certificates (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 8-CENT SINGLE-LINE WATERMARKED PERF 12 WASHINGTON ISSUE, SCOTT 380.

With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

FRESH AND EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 15-CENT 1911 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARKED WASHINGTON ISSUE. VERY FEW EXIST IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION.

With 1999 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE RARE 1910 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK 2-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL.

With 2002 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

FRESH AND FINE GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 2-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 388.

With 1966 P.F. certificate (Image)

FINE BY ABSOLUTE STANDARDS, BUT CERTAINLY ONE OF THE CHOICEST OF THE FEW SOUND EXAMPLES OF THIS RARE COIL.

Many of the Orangeburg coils have creases or tears from placement at the edge of bulky envelopes used to mail samples from Bell & Co.

With 1957 A.P.S. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 3-CENT ORANGEBURG COIL ON A FRESH COVER. ONLY THIRTEEN ORANGEBURG COIL COVERS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.

The Orangeburg coil was made by the Post Office Department in 1911, specifically for use by the Bell Pharmaceutical Company. The 3c coil stamps were used to send samples of their products to physicians. Due to the quantity of mail, they were put through the first-class cancelling machine at Orangeburg, New York. The Orangeburg coil stamps' use on third-class mail, and the fact that philatelists were generally unaware of their production accounts for their rarity.

Accompanied by second cover, bearing Scott No. 394, to same addressee and also sent by Bell & Co. Ex Klein. With 2006 P.F. certificate. (Image)