Sale 1232 — United States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 30-31 March, 2021
Category — 1922-1930's Issues (Scott 551-834a)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1370°
$5.00 Carmine & Blue (573). Mint N.H. with plate no. F14327 top selvage, Jumbo margins and near mathematically perfect centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT JUMBO MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1922 ISSUE.
Every stamp of the 1922 Issue except the 5c and 9c has at least one example graded Gem 100. For the $5.00 top value, only two examples grade Gem 100 (one of them realized $10,500 hammer in our 2014 Rarities sale) and this is the only example graded Superb 98 Jumbo. The plate number selvage adds to its desirability.
With 2018 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $1,500.00)
180
4,250
