1912 George Washington 3-cent Coil Stamp (Paste-up Pair)

United States · 1912 · 3¢

The stamp features a left-facing portrait of George Washington within an oval frame, with 'U.S. POSTAGE' at the top and '3 CENTS' at the bottom. This image shows a paste-up pair of these coil stamps, joined vertically.

Issued as part of the extensive Washington-Franklin definitive series, these coil stamps were designed for efficiency in vending machines and automatic affixing. The paste-up pair illustrates a common manufacturing method for creating continuous coils from smaller printed sheets.