Sale 1156 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday, 11 May, 2017
Category — 1916-17 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 462-480)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3670
50c Light Violet (477). Mint N.H. with bottom selvage, brilliant color, unusually wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 50-CENT PERF 10 UNWATERMARKED FRANKLIN ISSUE, WHICH IS GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. ONLY THREE HAVE GRADED HIGHER.
With 2004 P.F. and 2002 and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $6,850.00). Only three have graded higher (all at 98, we just sold one for $11,500 hammer in our recent Hanover sale) and only seven others share this grade, a statistic that has not changed in five years. This is the first in this grade we have offered since 2013
2,000
4,250
