Sale 1202 — The James Depew Collection of Superb U.S. Coils and 20th Century Imperforate Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
Category — 1910-11 Perf 12 Horizontal Coils, Single-Line Watermark (Scott 387-389)
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2389
1c Green, Coil (387). Mint N.H. pair with 3mm spacing, deep rich color on post-office fresh paper, near perfect centering with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR OF THE ONE-CENT 1910 HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 387, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.
With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $5,500.00). Only one example grades higher (at 98) and no others share this grade. The P.S.E. Population Report lists a pair graded 95J, but its gum now has a slight disturbance and is no longer Mint N.H. -- it should be removed from the population statistics
1,050
9,500