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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5c Blue, Coil (351). Pair, bright shade and detailed impression, unusually choice centering for this difficult coil issue, neat Chicago registry oval cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING USED PAIR OF THE 5-CENT WASHINGTON VERTICAL COIL. THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADED EXAMPLE IN THE P.S.E. POPULATION REPORT, WITH NO EQUALS.
Ex Bowman. With 1994, 2001 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $2,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded to a used pair (no guide line pairs are graded). The next highest pair drops all the way down to a 75. We are confused by the low SMQ value since this pair realized $7,500 hammer in our 2015 sale of the Bowman collection
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