I WILL ENTERTAIN A REASONABLE OFFER. Stamp: 3¢ LOOK COIL, Scott 1057c. From: New York, NY. Description : There is A TOTAL OF 7 FULL CANCELED LOOK COIL COVERS (and 3 additional uncanceled) KNOWN, THIS IS THE ONLY COMMERCIAL USE KNOWN NOT MAILED BY THE MAGAZINE. WHY IS THIS SIGNIFICANT? In an effort to help collectors (and raise a bit of revenue), after the initial recovery and immediate SELL-OUT of LOOK coil stamps in 1967, USPOD ordered the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to print more of the tagged coil stamps to make available to collectors. These stamps, USPOD reasoned, should be checked carefully for centering and printing quality, as the originals were generally poor. These stamps, which were far more nicely centered, were processed into coil rolls of 500 stamps and went on sale during late summer. Many thousands of original tagged coils were destroyed in this manner, and this is the only surviving example of these commercial uses — a different and unique use of this very rare stamp! It is postmarked Nov. 16 on a magazine subscription renewal (for a different publication). Within a short period of time, it was realized that the new philatelic printing of the LOOK coil differed significantly from the original. But it was too late. Many of the originals were by then beyond retrieving. This is the ONLY cover showing the after-market use of a collector ridding himself of the “inferior” early printing, thus showing an entirely different use of the LOOK coil! Very fine and a major showpiece. Census of known LOOK coil items. Date Form Whereabouts Franking. 29, 1966 cover Private collection 2c + 3c upright. 7, 1967 cover Private collection 2c +3c sideways. 16, 1967 cover Private collection 3c + 2c sideways. 28, 1967 piece Unknown 3c + 2c upright. March 7, 1967 piece Private collection 3c + 2c sideways. April 21, 1967 piece Unknown 2c + 3c upright. Private collection 2c + 3c sideways. Unknown 2c + 3c sideways. A November 1967 commercial cover (with 2¢ stamp) mailed to magazine company for subscription renewal also is known and is in a private collection. That is the cover being offered here. The item “1967 3¢ LIBERTY LOOK COIL ONLY KNOWN COMMERCIAL USE, NON-LOOK MAGAZINE, $10K+” is in sale since Wednesday, February 01, 2017. This item is in the category “Stamps\United States\Covers\Postal History”. The seller is “geminiguy1″ and is located in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped worldwide.