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)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2551
2c Carmine, Ty. III, Coil (455). Joint line pair, unusually choice centering with balanced margins, bright color, light cancel, Extremely Fine, a very rare used line pair in this condition, with 2002 and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $750.00), this is by far the highest grade awarded to a used joint line pair of Scott 455, with none equal, the next highest grade is a 75
175
1,000