Sale 1202 — The James Depew Collection of Superb U.S. Coils and 20th Century Imperforate Issues

Sale Date — Wednesday, 22 May, 2019

Category — 1908-12 Perf 12 Vertical Coils, Double-Line Watermark (Scott 348-351)

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Sale 1202, Lot 2336, 1908-12 Perf 12 Vertical Coils, Double-Line Watermark (Scott 348-351)4c Orange Brown, Coil (350). Guide line pair, bright color and detailed impression, unusually wide and balanced margins, neat strike of "Benton Harbor Mich." oval registry cancel

VERY FINE. THIS IS EASILY THE FINEST RECORDED USED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 1910 4-CENT VERTICAL COIL. ONLY EIGHT GENUINE USED GUIDE LINE MULTIPLES ARE LISTED IN OUR CENSUS. A PHENOMENAL RARITY.

According to Johl (Vol. 1, page 153), this coil was issued approximately eighteen months after the horizontal coil Scott 354 and was only in use for a short period of time. Our census of used guide line pairs records only seven, plus one contained in a strip of four. Five of the eight were used in Benton Harbor Mich., the home town of Alvin Filstrup.

Unpublished Census No. 350-CAN-LP-07. Ex "Natalee Grace". With 2010 and 2012 P.S.E. certificates (VF 80; SMQ $4,000.00). Only three used guide line pairs of Scott 350 have received a grade from P.S.E., with this pair the highest graded. The other two are graded under 50

4,000
2,100