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EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF SCOTT 634A, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.
With 1979 P.F. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $4,950.00). Only four have graded higher (at 100) (Image)
VERY FINE. A RARE PLATE BLOCK OF THE 30-CENT PRESIDENTIAL IN THE DEEP BLUE SHADE.
According to The Prexies by Roland Rustad, in a report in the American Philatelist President Franklin Roosevelt was presented with two 30c sheets, one in this Deep Blue shade and the other in Ultramarine. He chose the Ultramarine for the issued stamp, and the Blue sheet was taken back to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for destruction. A block of four was saved for President Roosevelt, a known stamp collector. Since then, other examples in the Deep Blue shade have surfaced. It has been speculated that the letter "M" in the selvage was part of a notation made in the hand of FDR, but we are not sure.
With 2016 P.F. certificate. Accompanied by an article on the 30c shades by John M. Hotchner (Image)