Sale 1348 — The Philip Pivawer Collection of U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday, 19 March, 2025
Category — Panama-Pacific, 1915-23 Issues
1c Green, Coil (448). Mint N.H. joint line pair, outstanding centering, rich color
EXTREMELY FINE GEM MINT NEVER-HINGED JOINT LINE PAIR OF THE ONE-CENT 1915 ROTARY PRESS COIL, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND IS SHARED BY ONLY ONE OTHER.
Ex Depew. With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95). Collectors lulled into the belief that this fairly common rotary press coil can be found in abundance in the higher grades should take note — this 95 is the highest grade awarded to a Mint N.H. joint line pair and it is shared by only one other. An earlier owner, James Depew, had one of the most superb Washington-Franklin coil collections ever assembled and it took him many years to locate a suitable example of this coil.
