Sale 1202 — The James Depew Collection of Superb U.S. Coils and 20th Century Imperforate Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
Category — 1910 Perf 8.5 Vertical Coils, Single-Line Watermark (Scott 390-391)
1c Green, Coil (390). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, exceptional centering, bright color, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb guide line strip, with 2001 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. line pair and two singles
1c Green, Coil (390). Mint N.H. guide line pair, deep rich color and detailed impression, mathematically perfect centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF SCOTT 390 HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PERFECT GRADE OF GEM 100 BY P.S.E.
With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $2,100.00). Early coil pairs, and especially guide line pairs, are exceedingly difficult to obtain in this perfect grade. For multiples such as this both stamps must be perfectly centered. This is the highest grade awarded and only two others share it.
1c Green, Coil (390). Mint N.H. pair, essentially perfect centering, bright and fresh, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $675.00), the highest grade awarded and shared by only one other
1c Green, Coil (390). Mint N.H., mathematically perfect centering with Jumbo margins, rich color, Extremely Fine Gem, a phenomenal stamp, with 1991 P.F. and 2012 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; unpriced in 100J grade, SMQ $750.00 as 100), the highest grade possible and only one other shares it
1c Green, Coil (390). Guide line pair, nearly perfect centering, rich color on fresh paper, neat "Seattle Wash. Apr. 20, 1915 6-PM" Panama-Pacific Exposition slogan cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb guide line pair with a better cancel, ex Curtis, with 2008 P.F. (XF-Superb 95) and 2013 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $700.00), the highest grade awarded, shared by only six others
1c Green, Coil (390). Pair, essentially perfect centering with wide margins, light double circle cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb used pair, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $475.00), the highest grade awarded to a used pair, shared by only one other
1c Green, Coil (390). Mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, rich color, face-free corner strike of target cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, an uncommonly beautiful example of a common stamp, with 2014 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $600.00), the only example awarded this perfect grade with none higher
2c Carmine, Coil (391). Mint N.H. guide line pair, brilliant color, mathematically perfect centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF SCOTT 391 HAS BEEN GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
Ex "Hanover". With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $7,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by only one other
2c Carmine, Coil (391). Mint N.H. pair, vivid color, exceptionally choice centering and margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 95J, SMQ $1,350.00 as 95J), the highest grade awarded, no others share it
2c Carmine, Coil (391). Mint N.H., brilliant color, precise centering with wide margins, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $900.00), the highest grade awarded and only two others share it
2c Carmine, Coil (391). Guide line strip of four, brilliant color, choice centering with wide margins, two bold strikes of Hartford Conn. oval registry cancels, Very Fine and choice, an impressive and scarce used multiple, ex Hoffner and "Natalee Grace", with 1994 P.F. and 2012 P.S.E. certificates, Scott Retail as guide line pair and two singles
2c Carmine, Coil (391). Guide line pair, vivid color, outstanding centering and margins, bold Buffalo N.Y. double oval cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF SCOTT 391, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
Early coil pairs, and especially guide line pairs, are very difficult to obtain in this high grade. Finding them in sound used condition with exceptional centering adds to the challenge. This is the finest used pair of Scott 391 we have offered in our auctions.
With 2000 P.F., 2005 and 2010 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $5,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by only two others
2c Carmine, Coil (391). Pair, bright color, neat oval registry cancels, Extremely Fine, ex Hall, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $500.00), no used pairs have been graded above this 90 and only one other has equaled it, we believe this is very undervalued in SMQ as this pair realized $1,300 hammer in our 2015 sale of the Hall collection
2c Carmine, Coil (391). Essentially perfect centering with wide margins, fresh color, neat wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb used coil, with 2018 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $625.00), the highest grade awarded and shared by only three others
1c Green, Coil (392). Mint N.H. guide line pair, precise centering with wide margins, rich color on fresh paper, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,450.00), only one guide line pair grades higher (at 98)