Sale 1219 — The Edward Morton Collection of Outstanding Quality U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 8-9 April, 2020
Category — Offices in China
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16c on 8c Offices in China (K8). Mint N.H., pretty shade on crisp paper, perfectly centered with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 16-CENT ON 8-CENT OFFICES IN CHINA, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.
With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $2,750.00). This is the highest grade listed in the P.S.E. Population Report, though we sold a 98J in our 2009 sale of the "Beverly Hills" collection. Only two others share the Superb 98 grade.
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