Lot 2065
1898, 10¢ brown, type I (282C), bottom margin plate no. 518 mint single, centered with mathematical precision within unusually wide margins for either 10¢ brown, exceptionally fresh with outstanding color and a highly detailed impression, flawless never hinged original gum, Superb. SMQ $16,800.
Scott $575
AN ABSOLUTE GEM MINT SINGLE OF THE EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT 10¢ BROWN TYPE I, BEING THE HIGHEST GRADED TO DATE BY THE PSE AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE AT THIS STELLAR GRADE.
Expertization: 1997 PF and 2008 PSE Certificates, the latter graded Superb 98.
At the risk of being thought repetitious, the 10¢ brown, type I is yet one more of the stamps that one assumes will never be found in perfectly centered, post office fresh condition. A review of a number of years worth of auction catalogues reveals a dismaying absence of superlative examples. When a 10¢ brown such as this one appears on the market, one cannot help but be in awe.
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