Lot 1210 o
1916, 2¢ carmine, type II, coil, horizontal line pair, neat unobtrusive town cancels, attractive overall centering, strong bright color on fresh paper, Very Fine; with 1971 A.P.S., 1990 P.S.E. and 1991 & 2010 P.F. certificates.Scott No. 491 $20,000.
ONE OF THE FINEST OF APPROXIMATELY TEN KNOWN 1916 2¢ TYPE II HORIZONTAL LINE PAIR COILS IN EXISTENCE.
Of the ten certified examples, three are known in multiples larger than pairs. Out of these seven pairs, two are faulty and one has a machine cancel which has been called into question. This leaves four sound line pairs which most of these have heavy of detracting cancellations. This example is certainly one of the most attractive that one can obtain.
Lot
1211 
1917, 2¢ rose, type I, double impression, 15 mm wide, left stamp in horizontal strip of 3 with normal stamp double impressions, o.g., never hinged, rich color on bright paper, Fine and rare, this strip from the bottom row of the illustration in the Scott Specialized catalog; with 2010 P.S.E. certificate. Scott No. 499g $2,300 for singles.
Lot
1212
1917, 6¢ red orange, partial second impression on left stamp in horizontal pair with normal, o.g., never hinged, strong bold color, Very Fine, an extremely rare variety, with only four examples of this double impression variety known to us, listed but unpriced in the Scott catalog. Scott No. 506b Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,900
Lot
1213
1917, 6¢ red orange, partial second impression on left stamp in horizontal pair with normal, o.g., never hinged, strong bold color, Very Fine, an extremely rare variety, with only four examples of this double impression variety known to us, listed but unpriced in the Scott catalog. Scott No. 506b Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,700