Sale 1061 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 November, 2013
Category — Air Post
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$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). Mint N.H. without a trace of a skip or a bend, incredibly intense shade, proof-like impression on bright paper, perfectly centered with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.60 GRAF ZEPPELIN ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- ONLY TWO GRADE HIGHER.
With 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $4,250.00). With the exception of the one stamp graded 100J from the Scarsdale Collection (Siegel Sale 910), and one graded Gem 100, this is the highest Mint N.H. grade awarded by P.S.E. to the $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (37 total).
975
3,750
