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 10c Brown, Ty. I (282C). Mint N.H.., radiant color
on bright paper, unusually wide margins for this issueEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1898 10-CENT BROWN TYPE I ISSUE. THIS STAMP HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. The 10c was changed from
Green (Scott No. 273) to Brown because the 1c denomination (Scott No. 279) was changed to Green to meet the UPU color scheme. Ex Scarsdale. With 1980, 1999 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95, SMQ $5,100.00). Only two have graded
higher and two others share this grade. (Image) Search for
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525.00
SOLD for $4,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 10c Orange Brown, Ty. II, Vertical Wmk. (283a). Mint
N.H., radiant color as fresh as the day it was printed on crisp paper, mathematically perfect centering with wide and balanced margins, long and full perforations all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF SCOTT
283a IS PROBABLY THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE. IT HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF GEM 100 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS ILLUSTRIOUS GRADE. According to Brookman, the 10-cent Type II has the same
type characteristics as the 1890 Issue, and so was likely made prior to Type I, which shows an altered die in the area of the circle surrounding the left denomination. In the 2007 Scott Specialized, the listings were clarified to include both the
horizontal and vertical watermarks. In an article in the 2007 Scott Specialized, author Kenneth E. Diehl notes that the 10c stamps with vertical watermarks were printed from plates of 200 subjects, and were put on the presses in early 1902. The
horizontal watermarked stamps (Scott 283) were printed from sheets of 400 stamps and were printed first. It is curious to note that the vertical watermarked issue, Scott 283a, was printed after the 10c Trans-Mississippi and 10c
Pan-American Issues, and only a short time before the 10c 1902 Issue, Scott 307, was printed (EDU March 12, 1903). We must therefore conclude that this issue was printed in limited quantities. The existence of this example in Gem 100 grade is truly
remarkable. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100), unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $13,900.00 as 98). This is the highest grade awarded and the only example to achieve it.
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700.00
SOLD for $10,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 15c Olive Green (284). Mint N.H., radiant color,
proof-like impression, wide margins with almost mathematically perfect centering EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1898 15-CENT OLIVE GREEN ISSUE GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
AN EXTREME CONDITION RARITY. Ex Whitman. With 1998 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98, SMQ $15,000.00). This is the only stamp to achieve this lofty grade in the P.S.E. Population Report, which is the highest awarded. (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
500.00
SOLD for $13,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
