Sale 1138 — The Hanover Collection of Superb-Quality U.S. Stamps, Part 2
Sale Date — Thursday, 6 October, 2016
Category — 1912-23 Issues (Scott 463-480)
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20c Light Ultramarine (476). Mint N.H. with wide bottom selvage, brilliant color, crisp impression, perfectly centered with Jumbo marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1916 20-CENT PERF 10 ON UNWATERMARKED PAPER. THIS STAMP IS GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E., WHICH IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED. IT IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE.
This stamp is especially desirable with the selvage, which confirms the absence of the watermark.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $9,500.00). This is the highest grade awarded and the only example to achieve it.
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8,000