Lot 2075
1904, 3¢ Louisiana Purchase (325), top margin with imprint mint single, precise centering within huge balanced margins, full crisp perforations, deep color, flawless never hinged original gum, a Superb jumbo. SMQ $4,650 for a normal 98.
Scott $200
AN IMPRESSIVE LARGE MARGINED GEM, BEING THE HIGHEST GRADED TO DATE BY THE PSE AND THE SOLE EXAMPLE.
Expertization: 1995 PF (for block from where this originated) and 2008 PSE Certificates, the latter graded Superb 98J.
Provenance: "Westchester"
The Louisiana Purchase issue is the middle of the first three Commemorative sets to be issued at the beginning of the 20th century. Each one of these sets share two traits: worse than usual centering and smaller than usual margins. Which is why an experienced collector, upon viewing this example, will immediately appreciate the awesome quality of the 3¢ offered here.
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