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**1914-1916 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN COILS continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
861		445	#445, 3c Violet flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., wonderfully choice mint pair, perfectly centered within extravagantly large margins, deep luxuriant color and a vivid razor-sharp impression on bright paper, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a gem example of this very scarce coil pair; 1997 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,250.00 SOLD for $2,600.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
862		445	#445, 3c Violet flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., pair, quite well centered and margined, deep rich color on bright paper, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; a handsome example of this scarce coil pair; 1984 PF certificate. (Image)	$1,250.00 SOLD for $1,050.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
863		445	#445, 3c Violet flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., guide line pair, extraordinarily well centered within very large margins, deep luxuriant color and a crisp impression, o.g., lightly hinged, extremely fine; a gem example of this rare line pair; 1984 PF and 1992 PSE certificates; ex-Weisman. (Image)	$1,300.00 SOLD for $1,000.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
864		446	#446, 4c Brown flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., handsome mint pair, strong rich color, wonderfully well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., left stamp with trivial perf. disc impression on gum, extremely fine, the right stamp being a superb gem. (Image)	$700.00 SOLD for $400.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
865		446	#446, 4c Brown flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., an incomparable guide line pair of magnificent quality, incredibly well centered and extravagantly margined, gorgeous luxuriant color, o.g., n.h., an extremely fine gem; easily one of the finest never hinged guide line pairs of Scott #446 in existence; 1989 PF certificate; ex-Morris. (Image)	$1,600.00 SOLD for $5,500.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
866	O	446	#446, 4c Brown flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., rare used guide line pair, strong rich color, nicely centered with unusually large margins, neat and unobtrusive Saginaw, Mich. ovals, quite unlike most examples of this which are heavily cancelled, very fine; one of the few used examples of this elusive guide line pair which exists without faults; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	$900.00 SOLD for $725.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
867		447	#447, 5c Blue flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., pair, well centered, intensely rich color, o.g., n.h., choice very fine; 1990 PF certificate. (Image)	$240.00 SOLD for $160.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
868		447	#447, 5c Blue flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., pair, exceedingly fresh, with deep intense color on crisp paper, well centered (especially the left stamp), o.g., n.h., very fine-extremely fine; 1989 PF certificate for a strip of four, this being the right pair. (Image)	240.00 SOLD for $110.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
869		447	#447, 5c Blue flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., guide line pair, marvelously well centered within especially large margins, deep luxuriant color, o.g., faint trace of hinging, extremely fine; a gem line pair. (Image)	$260.00 SOLD for $230.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
870		447	#447, 5c Blue flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., guide line pair, well centered, deep intense color, pristine o.g., n.h., choice very fine; 2001 PF certificate. (Image)	$550.00 SOLD for $350.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
871		447	#447, 5c Blue flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., guide line pair, well centered, especially deep shade and impression, o.g., lightly hinged, choice very fine; ex-McKinney. (Image)	$260.00 SOLD for $130.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
872		447	#447, 5c Blue flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., guide line pair, nicely centered, deep color, o.g., very fine; ex- Agris. (Image)	$260.00 SOLD for $120.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
873	O	447	#447, 5c Blue flat plate coil, perf. 10 vert., very scarce used guide line pair, well centered, unusually deep rich color, light oval pmks., very light natural vert. crease in right stamp, still very fine; 2003 PSE certificate. (Image)	$800.00 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
874		449	#449, 2c Red rotary coil, Ty. I, perf. 10 horiz., a handsome mint single of this very rare and difficult coil, being quite well centered, especially when compared to most of the existing population, incredibly bright and characteristic red color distinctive only to genuine examples, slightly disturbed o.g., lightly hinged, very fine and choice; a select example of this rare coil issue; 1993 PSE certificate. (Image)	$2,700.00 SOLD for $1,450.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
875		449	#449, 2c Red rotary coil, Ty. I, perf. 10 horiz., single tied to legal size corner card cover of the Murphy Chair Company of Detroit by "Detroit/Mich./Nov 6/1915" machine postmark, a very early usage and formerly the earliest documented usage, subsequently a non-cover usage has been recorded on October 29, 1915 and a cover on November 4th, both just a few days before this, small stamp and cover faults, fine and a very rare usage on any contemporaneous cover; 1983 AFDCS earliest documneted cover report when this was the EDU and 1983 PF certificate; ex-Fisher. (Image)	$1,350.00 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
876		453	#453, 2c Carmine rose rotary coil, Ty. I, perf. 10 vert., joint line pair, exceptionally bright and fresh, deep rich color, well centered, immaculate o.g., n.h., a very fine and choice example of this scarce line pair; ex-Zoellner. (Image)	$1,550.00 SOLD for $1,400.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
877		454	#454, 2c Red rotary coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., pair, excellent centering, bright color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine. (Image)	$375.00 SOLD for $150.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
878		454	#454, 2c Red rotary coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., a superb quality joint line pair, flawlessly centered within large margins, wonderfully bright color on immaculate paper, unblemished o.g., n.h., extremely fine in every regard; while #454 line pairs can be found with some frequency, few exist in this outstanding condition. (Image)	$900.00 SOLD for $800.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
879		454	#454, 2c Red rotary coil, Ty. II, perf. 10 vert., joint line pair, exceptionally well centered, rich color, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a choice line pair; 1991 PF certificate. (Image)	$900.00 SOLD for $650.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM
880		455	#455, 2c Carmine rotary coil, Ty. III, perf. 10 vert., joint line pair, exceptionally rich color, wonderfully well centered and margined, o.g., n.h., extremely fine; a gem line pair; 1999 PF certificate. (Image)	105.00 SOLD for $280.00 Closing..Apr-08, 12:00 PM