Sale 1159 — 2017 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
Category — Offices in China, Officials, Newspapers
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$2.00 Scarlet, 1895 Issue (PR108). Original gum, lightly hinged, vivid color and intense impression, gorgeous centering with Jumbo marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1895 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 JUMBO. THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
With 2010 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $5,100.00). Only two original gum stamps have been graded thus far and this stands alone as the highest grade awarded (the other is graded F 70).
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