Lot 2017
1875 Re-issue of 1861-67 issue, 24¢ deep violet (109), exceptional centering, especially for the 24¢, lovely color, full fresh lightly hinged original gum, Extremely Fine. SMQ $21,200.
Scott $6,500
AN EXTRAORDINARY MINT SINGLE IN THE HIGHEST QUALITY OBTAINABLE, BEING THE HIGHEST GRADED BY THE PSE TO DATE WITH ONLY ONE OTHER EXAMPLE SHARING THIS DISTINCTION.
Expertization: PSE Certificate encapsulated graded XF-Sup 95.
The 24¢ in this choice grade is one of the major stumbling blocks for a collector assembling a top quality set. Only the 30¢ comes with narrower margins.
In our forty years in philately, we have only seen a tiny handful of well centered singles and this example, unquestionably, is the finest of any of them.
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