Sale 1202 — The James Depew Collection of Superb U.S. Coils and 20th Century Imperforate Issues
Sale Date — Wednesday, 22 May, 2019
Category — 1915 Perf 10 Horizontal Rotary Press Coils, Single-Line Watermark (Scott 450-459)
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2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Mint N.H., gorgeous centering with wide and balanced margins, intense shade and impression on bright paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT TYPE I ROTARY COIL, SCOTT 453, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THE HIGEST GRADE AWARDED.
Ex Whitman. With 1993 P.F. and 2010 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $2,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded to a Mint N.H. Scott 453 and it is shared by only one other
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