Sale 1138 — The Hanover Collection of Superb-Quality U.S. Stamps, Part 2
Sale Date — Thursday, 6 October, 2016
Category — 1912-23 Issues (Scott 426-440)
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1595°
9c Salmon Red (432). Mint N.H., brilliant color, perfectly centered, long and full perforationsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE FINEST MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLES OF THE 1914 9-CENT PERF 10 SINGLE-LINE WATERMARKED ISSUE, SCOTT 432. THIS REMARKABLE STAMP HAS ACHIEVED THE GRADE OF GEM 100 BY P.S.E., AND IT IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO DO SO. THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
With 2014 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $6,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded and the only example to achieve it.
105
6,500