Lot 77
(*)
1857, 10¢ green, type IV (34), recut at top, position 86L1; choice centering with balanced margins, deep, rich color and a sharp impression on bright paper; unused without gum, wonderfully fresh and Extremely Fine.
Scott $20,000
A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY RARE 19TH CENTURY U.S. CLASSIC. A SEARCH OF THE PFS ONLINE RECORDS REVEALS LESS THAN A DOZEN SOUND UNUSED EXAMPLES, ONLY FOUR OF WHICH CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS WELL CENTERED, AND THIS IS ARGUABLY THE FINEST OF THESE. NOT ONE UNUSED EXAMPLE HAS BEEN GRADED BY THE PSE.
Expertization: signed Ashbrook accompanied by his note and photograph, 2002 P.S.E. and P.F. Certificates.
Provenance: "Scarsdale", Schwenk, "Liberty"
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