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.