Price History for US Scott 447 LP in Used 95 Grade
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5c Blue, Coil (447). Guide line pair, deep rich color and proof-like impression on bright paper, beautiful centering with wide and balanced margins, light wavy-line machine cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED GUIDE LINE PAIR OF THE 5-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 447. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE, AND THE ONLY LINE PAIR GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.
Coil multiples can be extremely difficult to obtain in such superb used condition. They are rarely found well-centered both side-to-side and also top-to-bottom. Guide line pairs add an additional degree of rarity, as they occur only once every 20 stamps. Add in the factor that few guide line pairs were used, and its true rarity in this condition can begin to be appreciated.
With 1999 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,450.00). This is the only used line pair to achieve this grade, which is the highest awarded to date (used pairs have received two 95's and one 98).
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5c Blue, Coil (447). Guide line pair, intense shade, purple cancel, Very Fine, scarce in used condition, with 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $950.00)
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5c Blue, Coil (447). Guide line pair, intense shade, bold N.Y. double oval cancel, Very Fine despite inexplicable grade from P.S.E., an elusive line pair in used condition, with 1997 P.F. and 2019 P.S.E. certificates (F 70; SMQ $475.00)