Sale 1025 — 2012 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Tuesday, 26 June, 2012

Category — Air Post thru Parcel Post

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
252°
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Sale 1025, Lot 252, Air Post thru Parcel Post50c Carmine Lake (J58). Mint N.H., brilliant color and detailed impression on post-office fresh paper, unusually choice centering for this difficult issue, long and full perforations all around

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1914 50-CENT POSTAGE DUE ISSUE. WE HAVE OFFERED ONLY TWO MINT NEVER-HINGED COPIES SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS.

Scott No. J58 has the highest catalogue value of any regularly issued Postage Due stamp. Only the 1c-3c Special Printings, Scott Nos. J8-J10, catalogue higher. This stamp is the key to any meaningful collection of the Postage Due issues. We have offered only one other in Mint N.H. condition since keeping computerized records, and the perforations touch at left on the other copy.

With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $30,400.00). This is the only graded Mint N.H. copy.

22,500
14,500