Sale 1156 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday, 11 May, 2017

Category — 1916-17 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 462-480)

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Sale 1156, Lot 3661, 1916-17 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 462-480)10c Orange Yellow (472). Mint N.H., vivid color as fresh as the day it was printed, mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, long and full perforations all around

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1916 10-CENT PERF 10 UNWATERMARKED ISSUE IS GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE IT.

Ex Merlin. With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $9,750.00). This is the highest grade awarded and has been equaled by no others. The 1916-17 Perf 10 Unwatermarked Issue (Scott 462-480) is difficult to obtain in the higher grades. For the 20 Scott numbers in the series only nine Mint N.H. stamps representing eight different numbers have been graded Gem 100

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