#723 1932 6ยข Garfield horizontal coil
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Basic Info
6¢ Orange
Printing Method: Rotary Press
Subject: James Garfield
Perforations: 10 vertical
Number issued: 28,000,000
Scott #: 723
Issued: August 18th, 1932
Value for a pair
Used
$1 - $2.50
No postmark with gum (MH)
$1 - $2
Full perfect gum, no postmark
no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH)
$3 - $6
First Day Covers
A first day cover, dated August 18th, 1932
Postmarked at the APS Convention in Los Angeles
The Story Behind the Stamp
The increase of first class postage rates to 3¢ per ounce in July 1932 caused a demand for 6¢ coils for prepayment of postage on letters heavier than the minimum rate. There was no call for endwise coils and, this was the only form of issue prepared for use in stamp affixing devices.
This new coil was first placed on sale in Los Angeles in honor of the Annual Convention of the American Philatelic Society. The reduction of Airmail rates to 6¢ per ounce in 1934 increased the use for this value.
They were printed from plates of 170 subjects and being carried sidewise are wider than the sheet stamps.
Joint Line Pairs
A solid vertical line between the stamps is called a joint line pair
Value MNH $10 - $20
1932 Issues
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