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Washington 2 Cent Horizonatal Coils

 
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I have a pair of George Washington 2 cent horizontal coils. Not sure what year these are but I'm guessing they are Scott 491s. Could someone tell me what I have here?

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Hi Joe,
Not a 491 (wrong design)… your stamps are the 1922 design, take a look at this page
http://stampsmarter.com/1847usa/192...ntifier.html

Have you gauged the perforations?
Don
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Thank you Don for your response,
Not sure about the perforations. Are you referring to the number of perforations or the depth? I'm sort of new to this.

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Joe
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Hi Joe. You need a perforation gauge to measure the perforations. On the website Don gave you a printable gauge is available

Peter
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Thank you Peter,
I printed off a gauge and measured the perforations. They appear to be 11.5 or 12.

Joe
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It would have to be a 599 or 599A as the only coils of this issue are perf 10 I believe.
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The scan is not clear but it looks like a nice pair of 599s.
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Also, I wanted to point out that these are vertical coils witch the perforation runs on the sides of the stamp and horizontal when perforation runs on the top and bottom of the stamp.
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