Sale 1026 — United States Stamps and Postal History, CSA, General Foreign
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 June, 2012
Category — 1894-95 Bureau Issues (Scott 250-284)
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8c Violet Brown (257). Original gum, rich color and detailed impression, mathematically perfect centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 8-CENT UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E.
With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, Gem 100; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 95). This is the highest grade awarded to date and the only example to achieve this grade. The next-highest grade is a 95J.
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