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1910 3c deep violet, Type I, Orangeburg Coil single, well centered for this difficult stamp with the design clear of the margins on all four sides, fresh and fine, with 1976, 2002 and 2008 PFCs. The 3c Orangeburg coil was made by the Post Office Department in 1911, specifically for use by the Bell Pharmaceutical Company. They were used to send product samples to physicians and were put through the first-class cancelling machine at Orangeburg, New York. Due to the coil stamps' use on mass mailings, many of the surviving copies are faulty to some extent. The most common defects are corner creases or tears. An extremely scarce sound copy,
Cat. Val. $10,000
Estimate: $5000