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 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9). Position 1R1L, original gum, recut once at top and once at bottom, enormous margins all around incl. guideline at left, sheet margin at top and part of adjoining stamps at
bottom and right, rich colorEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1851 TYPE IV IMPERFORATE WITH ENORMOUS MARGINS SHOWING THE GUIDE LINE AND DOT. THIS MAGNIFICENT STAMP HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY
P.S.E.. P.S.E. encapsulated (Superb 98 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $7,000.00 as 98). Aside from one stamp graded Mint N.H. 100J (which realized $80,000 hammer in our 2008 Rarities sale) this is the highest grade awarded to
date. It is also the only example to achieve this grade. (Image) Search for comparables at
SiegelAuctions.com |
800.00
SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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 3c Dull Red, Ty. II (11A). Mint N.H., enormous margins all around incl. significant parts of adjoining stamps at top and bottom and sheet margin at left, brilliant colorEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS
STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE IMPERFORATE 1851 3-CENT DULL RED TYPE II HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE. The 3c 1851 is a common stamp, but as one goes up the
grading scale, original-gum examples awarded 95 or better are increasingly scarce. Factoring in Mint Never-Hinged original gum, the rarity of high-grade examples increases exponentially. This Mint N.H. stamp with the coveted Superb 98 Jumbo P.S.E.
grade ranks alongside the rarest of classic imperforate issues. P.S.E. encapsulated before the recent changes in change in Scott Catalogue numbers as No. 11 (Superb 98 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $2,550.00 as 98). This and
one other -- offered in our recent Whitman sale -- have achieved this grade, which is the highest awarded to date in either hinged or Mint N.H. condition. With the reclassification of this stamp, there are no examples of Scott No. 11 in either hinged
or Mint N.H. condition to achieve this grade. Scott Retail as hinged (Image) Search for
comparables at SiegelAuctions.com |
275.00
SOLD for $2,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
