1910-2003 US Coil Stamps, 100 used stamps with FREE hinges

Did you know the first coil stamps were an experiment, sold only in a handful of American cities?  On December 29, 1908, the first-ever nationwide coil stamp (#348) went on sale?  It’s true!  The rest is fascinating stamp history…

I’m sure you know coil stamps are those which have two straight (imperforate) edges – either on top and bottom (horizontal coils) or opposite sides (vertical coils).  They were created to be used in vending machines.  That’s why they’re produced in rolls, with anywhere from 100 to 10,000 stamps in each.

At first, collectors considered coil stamps to be the same as the perforated sheet stamp versions.  So not many people saved the coils, making them hard to find today!

Early coil stamps began life as sheets printed on flat plate presses.  The sheets were perforated in just one direction, then cut into strips of twenty.  Because longer strips were required for vending machines, the strips were glued by hand into larger rolls of 500 or 1,000.  This created “paste-up pairs,” where the strips were joined.  Today’s rotary presses use continuous rolls of paper, doing away with the need to join strips together.  (I bet printers’ assistants are grateful for that!)

Order this special collection of 100 used coil stamps today and you’ll get:

LS120     1,000 Prefolded Stamp Hinges    

411          1912 2c Washington

413          1912 2c Washington

448          1915 1c Washington

452          1914 1c Washington

453          1914 2c Washington

488          1916 2c Washington

489          1917 3c Washington    

492          1917 2c Washington

597          1923 1c Franklin

598          1925 1 1/2c Harding       

599          1923 2c Washington     

603          1924 10c Monroe

604          1924 1c Franklin          

686          1930 1-1/2c Harding 

721          1932 3c Washington

723          1932 6c Garfield

839          1939 1c Washington

 840         1939 1-1/2c Washington

 841         1939 2c J Adams

 845         1939 5c Monroe

1054A    1960 1-1/4c Palace of Governors

1055       1954 2c Thomas Jefferson

1056       1959 2-1/2c Bunker Hill Monument

1057       1956 3c Statue Of Liberty

1058       1958 4c Abraham Lincoln

1059A     1965 25c Paul Revere      

1225        1963 1c A. Jackson

1229        1962 5c Washington

1297        1975 3c Francis Parkman

1298         1967 6c Franklin D. Roosevelt

1299         1968 1c Thomas Jefferson

1303         1966 4c Abraham Lincoln

1304         1966 5c George Washington

1304C      1981 5c Washington redrawn 

1305E      1978 15c Oliver W. Holmes

1338A      1969 6c Flag & White House

1338G      1971 8c Flag & White House

1401         1970 6c D.D. Eisenhower 

1402         1971 8c D.D. Eisenhower 

1518         1974 Rotary Press

1519         1973-74 10c, 50 & 13 Star Flags

1520         1973-74 10c Jefferson Memorial

1617         1977 10c Justice

1618         1975 13c Liberty Bell

1618C      1978 15c Fort McHenry

1625         1975 13c Flag/Independence Hall,

1743         1978 15c A Rate Eagle

1811         1980 1c Inkwell & Quill

1820         1981 18c B Rate Eagle

1891         1981 18c Flag over Seacoast

1895         1981 20c Flag Supreme Court

1899         1983 5c Motorcycle 1913  

1900         1983 5.2c Sleigh 1880's

1947         1981 20c "C" Rate Eagle

2005         1982 20c Consumer Education    

2112         1985 22c D-rate Eagle

2115         1985 22c Flag over Capitol

2126         1985 6c Tricycle

2128         1985 8.3c Ambulance

2129        1987 8.5c Tow Truck

2130        1985 10.1c Oil Wagon     

2133        1985 12.5c Pushcart

2134        1985 14c Iceboat         

2135        1986 17c Dog Sled        

2136        1986 25c Bread Wagon

2279        1988 25c Earth "E" Series

2280        1988 25c Flag Over Yosemite

2281         1988 25c Honeybee Coil          

2518         1991 29c "F" Flower Stamp

2525         1991 29c Flower

2529         1991 19c Fishing Boat     

2602         1991 10c Eagle & Shield

2605         1993 23c Stars & Stripes  

2607         1992 23c USA Presort  

2609         1992 29c Flag over White House

2892         1994 32c Old Glory

2902         1995 5c Butte

2903         1996 5c Mountain

2905         1995 10c Automobile 

2911         1995 25c Juke Box

2913         1995 32c Flag Over Porch

3044         1996 1c American Kestrel

3053         1996 20c Blue Jay

3207         1998 5c Wetlands

3228         1998 10c Modern Bicycle

3453        2000 34c Statue of Liberty 

3475        2001 21c Bison

3477      2001 34c Statue of Liberty

3478        2001 34c Freesia Lily     

 3479    2001 34c Asian Hybrid Lily

 3480    2001 34c Cymbidium orchid 

 3481    2001 34c Longiflorum    

 3522    2001 15c Woody Wagon       

 3617    2002 23c George Washington

 3622    2002 37c Flag  

 3631    2002 37c Flag             

 3693    2002 5c Sea Coast

 3758    2003 1c Tiffany Lamp

 3759    2005 3c Silver Coffee Pot       

 3829    2003 37c Snowy Egret