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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1c Green, Coil (387). Guide line pair, near perfect centering with wide margins, deep rich color and proof-like impression, bold Sacramento Cal. oval registry cancelsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SPECTACULAR USED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 1910 ONE-CENT SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 387, IN THE FINEST ATTAINABLE CONDITION.
According to Johl this was issued on the same day as the vertical coil, Scott 385, and was current for less than two months. Used examples are scarce in any format. This superb used guide line pair is the finest known.
With 2009 Weiss and 2010 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $7,000.00). This is by far the highest grade awarded; the next highest is the VF 80 guide line pair from our 2015 sale of the Bowman collection.
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