Multi Value Coil Strips

It is well documented and known by collectors that coil stamps come from continuous strips extracted from master rolls of 500 - 1000 stamps. Originally designed to be dispensed from Post Office vending Machins for the convenience of passing customers outside main offices.

Coils were dispensed to the customer in strips pro rata of 4 or 5 depending on the face value and denomination of coil and also the coin (s) inserted. These proved to be very popular with collectors and due to the demand, they were eventually also made available from Philatelic counters.

There are many variations values, different paper and gum types to collect, but as this is such a vast spacialised field I am only showing some of the basic multi value coils that I have in stock at this time.

For the collector, in order to catagorise this type of this material, these can be broken down into three main formats. These are listed as

( 1 ) Vertical (endways delivery)

( 2 ) Horizontal ( sideways delivery )

( 3 ) Multi Value or Se-Tenant ( sideways delivery).



	12½p Readers Digest Coil Strip

Se-Tenant Coil Strips

It should be noted when purchasing coil material that perforations are normally trimmed - Top and bottom on horizontal varieties and trimmed to the sides on the vertical coils. I only carry a limited number of vertical and one value coils so the majority of these are not listed on these pages at this time.

Pre Decimal MV Coil 01 (one shilling) 1/-

Multi Value Horizontal Coil OCP/Gum Arabic / 2 Phosphor bands

Values 2d + 2d + 3d +1d +4d


	Left : Se-tenant strips of 5 stamps. Head B1 250 Screen printed by Harrison and Sons Ltd Date of issue 27th August 1969

		Decimal Issues



		02 2p + ½p +½p 1p +1p

Coils are normally collected in strips in unmounted mint condition or in the case of actual promotional strips on the card secured with the original wax, or off the original card showing the wax strip on the reverse.

Some are also known used on first day cover. Coil Strips can ( are ) also collected in different se-tenant formats. These are quite difficult to obtain and as such carry a premium over the norm. See images Left

MV 02 ( Five Pence ) 5p

Se-tenant strips of 5 stamps. Head B1 150 Screen printed by Harrison and Sons

This item is known to exist with a variety of several different papers and gums

OCP/GA (Original Coated Paper Gum Arabic) 15/02/71

OCP/GA Silicone Coated (Original Coated Paper Gum Arabic) 1972

FCP/GA (Original Coated Paper Gum Arabic) 22/09/72

FCP/DEX (Fluorescent Coated Paper Dextrin Gum) with thin paper 04/74


	MV Coil 03 (Ten Pence) 10p

03: Multi Value Horizontal Coil 2 side Phosphor bands

Values 6p +2p +1p ½p+ ½p

Se-tenant strips of 5 stamps. Head B1 150 Screen printed by Harrison and Sons Ltd

This item is known with a variety of different papers and gums

FCP/DEX ( Fluorescent Coated Paper Dextrin Gum ) 03/12/75

OCP/PVA ( Original Coated Paper Polyvinyl Alcohol ) 03/77


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	04

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MV Coil 04 (Ten Pence) 10p

Multi Value Horizontal Coil All Stamps 1 Centre Phosphor band

Values 7p + 1p + 1d +½d +½d

Se-tenant strips of 5 stamps. Head B1 150 Screen printed by Harrison and Sons

This item is known with a variety of different papers and gums

FCP/DEX ( Fluorescent Coated Paper Dextrin Gum ) 14/12/77

FCP/DEX ( Fluorescent Coated Paper Dextrin Gum ) Thicker Paper 14/12/77

MV Coil 05 (Ten Pence) 10p

Horizontal Coil All stamps 1 Centre Phosphor band

Values 8p + 1p + 1d + Label + Label

FCP/DEX ( Fluorescent Coated Paper Dextrin Gum ) 16/01/80

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