Sale 1209 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 22-23 October, 2019
Category — 1912-20 Washington-Franklin Issues (Scott 405-550)
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
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2c Carmine, Ty. II, Coil (487). Mint N.H. joint line pair, brilliant color, choice centering with wide and balanced margins, joint line is visible but faint at left, still Extremely Fine Gem, with clear 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,000.00, the highest grade awarded), with 2019 P.F. certificate stating "joint line only partly visible" (this is the first time we have seen such a comment on a certificate -- it seems gratuitous, since this is the way it was printed)
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