U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History; The David Mace Collection of U.S. Stamps
April 24-25, 2018
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #2116 United States 1908 Coil Stamps 1908 4c brown, Imperforate, Schermack Type II, large margins to just into design at left with full Schermack perforations on the right side, deep rich color, usual wavy-line cancel, fine example of the rare 4c 1908 imperforate with Schermack perforations, with 1992 PFC. Only 32 used singles have been recorded (with the rising popularity of vending and affixing machines, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing received numerous requests from manufacturers for supplies of imperforate stamps, which could then be privately perforated to conform to each firm's machine. In May 1908, a supply of 25 sheets (400 stamps per sheet) of the 4c 1902 Issue, without perforations, was delivered to the Schermack Mailing Machine Co. in Detroit. The entire supply was cut into coils with Schermack Type III perforations, designed for the firm's patented affixing machine and delivered to the Winfield Printing Co. for use on mass mailings of advertising material. Approximately 6,000 were used on a mailing for Hamilton Carhartt Manufac O Catalog #314A Catalog Value $50,000 | Price Realized $17,000.00 |
