Sale 1079 — The George A. Schwenk Collection of Newspapers & Periodicals
Sale Date — Thursday, 18 September, 2014
Category — 1883 Special Printing, 1885 Issue (Scott PR80-PR89)
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84c Carmine, 1885 Issue (PR88). Original gum, vibrant color on bright paper, exceptionally well-centered with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 1885 84-CENT NEWSPAPER ISSUE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.
Ex Beverly Hills. With 2014 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,900.00). This is the only stamp to achieve this grade among just four examples in the P.S.E. Population Report.
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