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4½¢ Horizontal Coil - Most On Cover

Currently, the largest known number of the 4½¢ horizontal coil on cover, parcel piece, or tag is: 24.

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Description: Registered international air mail cover mailed from New York City to Stockholm, Sweden likely making a convenience 3¢ overpayment of the triple airmail rate of 90¢ and 15-cent registration fee.

Owner/Source: Chuck Gherman

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Currently, the second largest known number of the 4½¢ horizontal coil on cover, parcel piece, or tag is: 10.

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Description: Registered cover mailed on May 16, 1949 from Racine, WI to Tampa, FL paying the double airmail rate and a 35-cent registration for contents valued at less than $5.

Owner/Source: Willy Knopp

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Currently, the third largest known number of the 4½¢ horizontal coil on cover, parcel piece, or tag is: 7.

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Description: Registered cover paying triple weight postage (9¢), 3¢ return receipt fee, 15¢ registry fee, and 4¢ supplementary surcharge covering $400-$500 indemnity. There is a ½¢ convenience overpayment.

Owner/Source: Robert Schlesinger

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