Sale 968B — The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Three: 1902-34 Issues, B-O-B
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 22-25 September, 2009
Category — 1910-13 Washington-Franklin Issue (Scott 390-396)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
501
2c Carmine, Coil (393). Mint N.H. guide line pair, vibrant color on bright fresh paper, almost perfect centering with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 2-CENT 1911 HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 393 -- GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE.
With 1996 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,250.00). Only three other examples have achieved this grade in the P.S.E. Population Report. A similar example realized $4,250 hammer in our Scarsdale sale.
650
2,400