Sale 1166 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 24-26 October, 2017
Category — 1913-15 Panama-Pacific Issue, Gems from the Vaquero Coll. (Scott 397-404)
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Photo/Description
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988°
2c Panama-Pacific, Perf 10 (402). Mint N.H., brilliant color, essentially perfectly centered, long and full perforations all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT PERF 10 PANAMA-PACIFIC ISSUE, WHICH IS GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.
P.S.E. Encapsulated (Superb 98; SMQ $2,350.00). Only two have graded higher (one at 98J, one at 100) and only five others share this grade. The much higher priced Scott 404, with far fewer stamps issued, has ten graded 98 or higher
170
3,500