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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2539
2c Carmine Rose, Ty. I, Coil (453). Joint line pair, choice centering and margins, rich color, neat duplex cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $775.00), this is one of the few sub-90 grades in Mr. Depew's main collection and it is easy to see why as this joint line pair does not come any nicer, this 85 is the highest grade awarded and shared by only one other
600
400