page_title: Coil stamp
hierarchical_section_title: Coil stamp
caption_attribution_description: English: United States 2c coil stamp of 1954
context_page_description: A coil stamp is a type of postage stamp sold in strips one stamp wide. The name derives from the usual handling of long strips, which is to coil them into rolls, in a manner reminiscent of adhesive tape rolls. A large percentage of modern stamps are sold in coil form, because they are more amenable to mechanized handling in large quantities than either sheet stamps or booklet stamps.
context_section_description: A coil stamp is a type of postage stamp sold in strips one stamp wide. The name derives from the usual handling of long strips, which is to coil them into rolls, in a manner reminiscent of adhesive tape rolls. A large percentage of modern stamps are sold in coil form, because they are more amenable to mechanized handling in large quantities than either sheet stamps or booklet stamps.
caption: This 2-cent coil stamp of the US 1954 Liberty series was used heavily throughout the 1950s and 60s.
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