Sale 1199 — Gem-Quality United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 1-2 May, 2019

Category — 1847 Issue and Reproductions (Scott 1-4)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1002
 
Sale 1199, Lot 1002, 1847 Issue and Reproductions (Scott 1-4)5c Red Brown (1). Huge margins, including right sheet margin and parts of adjoining stamps at top and bottom, bright shade from later state of plate, unobtrusive strike of red grid cancel

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1847 ISSUE, GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E.

Ex Merlin. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $5,750.00). Only two have graded higher (both at 100J) and two others shares this desirable grade. We recently sold one of the others for $6,000 hammer in our Sale 1197

350
3,250