Sale 1202 — The James Depew Collection of Superb U.S. Coils and 20th Century Imperforate Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
Category — 1914 Perf 10 Horizontal Coils, Single-Line Watermark (Scott 443-447)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2503
4c Brown, Coil (446). Mint N.H., deep rich color on fresh paper, mathematically perfect centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A PERFECT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1914 4-CENT PERF 10 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK COIL, SCOTT 446 -- GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E.
Ex Curtis. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $4,950.00). This is the highest grade awarded and the only example to achieve it. The SMQ value is low considering this stamp realized $8,000 and $7,000 hammer the last two times it was sold
280
3,000