Sale 1232 — United States Stamps and Postal History
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 30-31 March, 2021
Category — Postage Due, Offices in China, Officials, Newspapers, Parcel Post
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1459°
$5.00 Ultramarine, Newspaper (PR109). Original gum, beautiful powder blue shade on bright paper, wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1895 NEWSPAPER ISSUE. VERY RARE IN THIS QUALITY AND THE FINEST EXAMPLE WE HAVE OFFERED.
With 1988 and 2020 P.F. certificates (XF 90). By way of comparison, the highest grade awarded by P.S.E. to this issue is also XF 90 (two examples)
2,100
4,000