Lot 631
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1916, 2¢ carmine, type II, coil (491), joint line pair, nicely centered for this with wide balanced margins top and bottom, rich characteristic shade, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F., SMQ $17,600.
Scott $26,000
QUITE POSSIBLY THE FINEST NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE JOINT LINE PAIR; TO DATE THE PSE HAS ONLY GRADED TWO AS NEVER HINGED, BOTH F 70, AND ON THE PF ONLINE RECORDS, THEY HAVE ONLY CERTIFIED FOUR NEVER HINGED LINE PAIRS, ONLY ONE OF WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE EQUAL OF THIS, THE OTHERS NOT AS FINE.
Expertization: 2007 and 2012 P.S.E. Certificates, the latter graded F 70.
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