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5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H. guide line pair, almost mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, incredibly deep color on bright paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 1914 5-CENT PERF 10 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARK COIL, SCOTT 447, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.
Ex "Clipper City". With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $3,300.00). Only two grade higher and only five others share this desirable grade
5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H., deep rich color and proof-like impression, mathematically perfect centering, Extremely Fine Gem, a stunning stamp, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $1,600.00), the highest grade awarded and only two others share it
5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H. pair, choice centering and margins, deep rich color on bright paper, Extremely Fine, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $425.00)
5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H. guide line strip of four, deep dark color, choice centering and margins, Extremely Fine, the line guide line pair is particularly choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as Mint N.H. line pair and two singles
5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H. guide line pair, mathematically perfect centering with wide and balanced margins, deep rich color and proof-like impression, fresh in every respectEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF SCOTT 447 HAS RECEIVED THE PERFECT GRADE OF GEM 100 FROM P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
The 5c Perf 10 flat plate coil was among the last coils to be issued before the rotary press coils began to take their place. Strangely, while the issue date for Scott 447 is July 30, 1914, the earliest documented use listed in Scott is May 9, 1916 -- after the EDU for the rotary press 5c coil, Scott 458, which is known used a month earlier.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $8,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded to a Scott 447 guide line pair and it has been equaled by only one other
5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H. pair, brilliant color on bright white paper, mathematically perfect centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED PAIR OF THE 1914 5-CENT PERF 10 FLAT PLATE COIL, SCOTT 447, GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE ONLY PAIR TO ACHIEVE THIS PERFECT GRADE.
With 1987 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Gem 100; SMQ $3,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded to a Scott 447 pair and it is shared by no others
5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H., mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, wonderful depth of color on bright paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1914 5-CENT PERF 10 FLAT PLATE COIL, SCOTT 447, GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E.
With 1992 P.F. and 2013 P.S.E. certificates (Gem 100; SMQ $1,650.00). This is one of only two examples to achieve this perfect grade, with none higher. We believe this is undervalued in SMQ
5c Blue, Coil (447). Jumbo margins and precise centering, rich color, neat oval cancels, Extremely Fine Gem, a huge coil single of this issue, with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $875.00), the highest grade awarded to a Scott 447 used single, with no equals
5c Blue, Coil (447). Mint N.H. guide line pair, deep rich color on fresh paper, phenomenal centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF SCOTT 447, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $3,500.00). Only two have graded higher (at 100, we have never offered them) and five others share this desirable grade.
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