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U.S. #343 Series of 1908-09 1¢ Franklin

Currency:GBP Category:Stamps / United States - Postage Start Price:2.00 GBP Estimated At:40.00 - 50.00 GBP
U.S. #343 Series of 1908-09 1¢ Franklin
U.S. #343 Series of 1908-09 1¢ Franklin

Issue Date: December 23, 1908
Quantity: 12,500,000 (estimate)
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Method: Flat plate
Watermark: Double line
Perforation: Imperforate
Color: Green

The 1908-09 stamps were issued in imperforate form for private coil makers. These coil manufacturers joined the sheets, then cut them into strips, which were themselves joined to form very long coils. Every twentieth stamp on the coils was pasted together. Long coils worked extremely well in the newly developed coil machines of the day.
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