90c Rose Carmine (166). Original gum, barely hinged, brilliant color on crisp paper, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1873 CONTINENTAL BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE, SCOTT 166. THIS STAMP HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. A TRUE CONDITION RARITY.

The Superb 98 grade becomes exponentially more difficult to achieve as one moves away from the modern issues toward the perforated classics. In particular, the Bank Note Issue high values rarely possess the wide "boxed" margins and precise centering that define the Superb 98 grade.

Ex Scarsdale. 2002 P.F. certificate no longer accompanies. With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Superb 98; SMQ $16,100.00). Only one has graded higher to date (at 98J) and no others share this grade.

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