Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 123-133a)
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2c Brown, Re-Issue (124). Unused (no gum), deep rich color and proof-like impression, mathematically perfect centering with unusually wide margins, long and full perforations all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS STUNNING STAMP IS GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E. -- IT IS BY FAR THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
P.S.E. encapsulated (NG, Gem 100; SMQ $4,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded and the only example to achieve this grade. Two used copies grade 95J, and beyond that the highest grade in any category (OG, NH or NG) is 95.
250
4,250
