ESTATE SALE – STUNNING GENUINE SCOTT #445. 1914 WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN – BRIGHT VIOLET COLOR COIL PASTE-UP PAIR POSTALLY USED WITH A CONTEMPORARY DUPLEX CANCEL. 100% SOUND – THERE ARE NO FAULTS. ANOTHER SELECT STAMP FROM THE PRINCESS ESTATE ORIGINAL PSE CERT #01265713 GRADED FINE 70 ACCOMPANIES THIS STAMP. We are disposing of an Estate from a long-time Stamp Dealer. This Dealer acquired many iconic items from the James Depew Collection. Depew was known to philatelists as the preeminent collector of imperforate and early coil issues. Depew set the standard for. Imperforate and early coil issues. This Dealer was fortunate to acquire many key pieces from the Depew Collection. Depew collected only the finest items and unusual showpieces from these two focus areas of specialty. While he collected both used and mint stamps, he especially treasured quality used stamps. It is really a challenge to find highly graded used examples. Depew accepted and met this challenge. If you collect or exhibit. Imperforate and early coil issues, especially varieties, paste-up pairs, etc. This is a truly exceptional collection from which to acquire expertized items from. THE FASCINATING STORY OF COIL PASTE-UP PAIRS The production of the first coil stamps. Dating in the United States from 1908, began with the flat-plate-press printing of normal stamp sheets. Which contained the standard 400 images. The sheets were then gummed, perforated in one direction only, and cut in the other direction into twenty strips consisting of twenty stamps apiece. Strips would subsequently be pasted together to produce coils of 500 or 1000 stamps. At each join, the paper from the end of one strip would overlap the beginning of the next (the overlap is termed a “paste-up tab”). A pair of stamps that straddles the join is known as a. Paste-Up pairs with either Plate Numbers or Plate Markings on the’paste-up’ tab are exceedingly scarce and highly collectable. He condition of the stamp is exceptionally well noted on the Cert. We have posted a scan of the certificate as well as an ultra high-definition (1200 x 1200) scan of the front and back of the actual stamp. Of course, we stand behind every stamp that we sell. The overwhelming majority of our listings sell very quickly. As you may have seen from our listings, we sell larger philatelic and numismatic holdings in conjunction with various Estate Trustees. Actual photos are shown with this listing. We enjoy an excellent reputation and we pride ourselves in a very large percentage of repeat buyers for our Estate Collections. The accuracy of our listings is of paramount importance to us and to you. If you see any errors in our listing, please send us a message and we will quickly correct any error. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions whatsoever. (INTERNAL USE: Vault/Bin Location: DP-Princess Estate #1/S04). This item is in the category “Stamps\United States\1901-Now: Used”. The seller is “harvard-mba” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Certification: PSE
- Quality: Used
- Grade: Ungraded
- Place of Origin: United States