Sale 1163 — The Clipper City Collection of Superb U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 19 September, 2017
Category — 1917-19 Issues (Scott 481-524)
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50c Red Violet (517). Mint N.H., brilliant color and crisp impression, mathematically perfect centering with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 50-CENT 1917 ISSUE, SCOTT 517, WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PERFECT GRADE OF GEM 100 BY P.S.E.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; SMQ $3,250.00). Only five stamps have achieved the perfect grade of Gem 100 in the P.S.E. Population Report (including one 100J)
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