Sale 1232 — United States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 30-31 March, 2021
Category — 1908-13 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 331-396)
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2c Carmine, Coil (393). Mint N.H. guide line pair, radiant color on post-office fresh paper, mathematically perfect centering with wide margins on all sidesEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 2-CENT 1911 HORIZONTAL COIL HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PERFECT GRADE OF GEM 100 BY P.S.E. THIS STANDS ALONE AS THE HIGHEST GRADED MINT NEVER-HINGED SCOTT 393 IN ANY FORMAT.
Ex Depew. With 2019 P.F. certificate. With 2015 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $6,500.00). This is the only Mint N.H. example of Scott 393 to achieve this perfect P.S.E. grade in any format (guide line pair, pair, single). To find a line pair in this superior grade is truly remarkable. The next highest line pair is graded 95
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7,000
