Lot 1204 o
1915, 2¢ red, type I, rotary coil, vertical line pair, 1918 R.P.O. town cancels, exceptional centering for this typically off-centered coil, bright distinctive color, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, the only example to receive this ultimate grade with none higher, ex-Anderson, N. Grace; with 1992 P.F. certificate and 2007 P.S.E. Graded certificate (VF-XF 85, SMQ $32,500).Scott No. 449 $25,000.
CONSIDERED TO BE THE FINEST USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1915 2¢ TYPE I ROTARY VERTICAL COIL LINE IN EXISTENCE - A GREAT 20TH CENTURY COIL RARITY.
This quintessential used coil line pair sold in the Siegel 2012 Natalee Grace Collection of Used U.S. Stamps sale for $30,000 hammer. It is believed that only eleven coil line pairs in used condition exist, most of which are faulty, or if sound with perfs cutting into the design.
Realized: $27,000