Lot 1635
Canada 1859, 6d brown violet (13), well centered with deep color and full o.g. Remarkably fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $8,000
SURELY ONE OF THE FINEST MINT SINGLES EXTANT; RETAINING ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL MINT "PATINA" AND BEING CENTERED UNUSUALLY WELL FOR WHAT IS NORMALLY A POORLY CENTERED STAMP.
Expertization: 1996 Brandon, 1998 B.P.A., 2002 R.P.S. Certificates.
The Royal Philatelic Society notes "perfs trimmed and some reinforced at top". In our opinion, while the lower most perfs on the left may have been slightly blunted by scissor separation, they are hardly worthy of note. And the reinforcement is no more than a tiny bit of album remnant that has adhered itself to the stamps gum. We maintain that this is still one of the finest mint singles in existence.
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