The Scarsdale Collection, Part One continued...

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 1902 ISSUE.

Ex Lyons. With 1992 and 1999 P.F. certificates. With 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90, SMQ $4,750.00) (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SPECTACULAR MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1902 ISSUE IN THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE. A TRULY REMARKABLE STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT -- CENTERING, COLOR, CLARITY OF IMPRESSION, PAPER FRESHNESS AND GUM.

With 1997 P.F. certificate. With 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $12,800.00). This is the highest grade awarded, and the stamp is one of only two $2.00 1902's to achieve XF-Superb 95 status. (Image)

VERY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1902 ISSUE.

We commented on how difficult it is to find spectacular never-hinged examples of this issue in our discussion of the 50c value. This is especially true when it comes to the $5.00 denomination. This fact is made abundantly clear when you realize that the highest grade awarded by P.S.E. to a $5.00 value in never-hinged condition is a 90, given to only one stamp.

With 2000 P.F. certificate. With 2004 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80, SMQ $7,100.00) (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1902 ISSUE WITH EXTRAORDINARY DEPTH OF COLOR AND WIDTH OF MARGINS.

When this stamp was presented to the Scarsdale collector, the seller was well aware that the collector already owned a Mint N.H. example of Scott 313 (offered in the previous lot). However, the seller had never seen another example with such rich color and wide margins, and he felt that it was so unusual, the collector would make an exception to his never-hinged standard. His instincts were correct, and the stamp has become part of the Scarsdale collection by virtue of its spectacular color and margins.

With two 1998 P.F. certificates, the first as part of a block of four. (Image)