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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5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H. pair, brilliant color on bright white paper, mathematically perfect centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR OF THE 1914 5-CENT PERF 10 FLAT PLATE COIL, SCOTT 447, GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE ONLY PAIR TO ACHIEVE THIS PERFECT GRADE.
With 1987 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Gem 100; SMQ $3,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded to a Scott 447 pair and it is shared by no others
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1,700