Sale 1122 — The Hanover Collection of Superb-Quality U.S. Stamps-Part One
Sale Date — Thursday, 7 April, 2016
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-122)
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65°
3c Ultramarine (114). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, beautifully centered with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
With 2007 P.F. certificate (XF-Superb 95). By way of comparison, only two have graded higher (at 98) in either the P.F. or P.S.E.'s Population Reports. Scott Retail as hinged
250
3,000