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re: Washington 1 Cent Perf Question
Those are Shermack coils. There were privately applied to imperforate sheets in the early 1900s. I am afraid my knowledge is rather limited here, but there are several members who know a lot about these these coils and I am sure they will weigh in as soon as they see this post.
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re: Washington 1 Cent Perf Question
They look like Shermack perfs
Sheets were printed in perforate and glued end to end after which they were fed into a machine which produced long strips. The strips were rolled into a coil and sold to certain companies, at a bulk discount, no doubt. The private companies had machines that dispensed the stamps two or three at a time and put their own perforations between stamps so they could be used separately.
Try this link" Private coil issues" for the rest of the story.
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Valuation and some information about these private coils is available in the Scott US Specialized Catalog under "Vending & Affixing Machine Perforations", page 555 in the 2015 catalog.
Thanks Michael. I found them in the Scott catalog. This is why I really enjoy SOR. The information here is always spot on or points me in a direction to learn more.