Sale 1138 — The Hanover Collection of Superb-Quality U.S. Stamps, Part 2
Sale Date — Thursday, 6 October, 2016
Category — 1902-1908 Issue (Scott 301-319c)
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1510°
2c Carmine (301). Mint N.H., brilliant color, mathematically perfect centering with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1903 ISSUE, WHICH IS GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE IT.
With 2014 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $5,250.00). This is the highest grade awarded and the only to achieve this perfect grade.
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6,500