Sale 1011 — United States Stamps & Postal History, Foreign
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 21-24 June, 2011
Category — Offices in China (Scott K1-K18)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
878
16c on 8c Offices in China (K8). Mint N.H., pretty shade as fresh as the day it was printed, crisp paper, perfectly centered with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS GORGEOUS MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 16-CENT ON 8-CENT OFFICES IN CHINA HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- ONLY ONE HAS GRADED HIGHER TO DATE.
P.S.E. encapsulated (Superb 98; SMQ $3,150.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only two others share this grade.
180
1,800