Sale 1129 — 2016 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Tuesday, 31 May, 2016

Category — Columbian, 1894-95 Bureau, Trans-Mississippi, Pan-American Issues

Lot
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
404
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Sale 1129, Lot 404, Columbian, 1894-95 Bureau, Trans-Mississippi, Pan-American Issues4c Pan-American (296). Mint N.H., perfectly centered with unusually wide and balanced margins, rich colors

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT PAN-AMERICAN ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION. AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ISSUE TO FIND IN SUCH SUPERB CONDITION.

With 2007 P.F. certificate (Superb 98). This is the highest grade awarded by the P.F. and the only one to achieve it. Looking at the P.S.E.'s Population Report, only one has graded higher and four others share this grade.

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