Sale 1249 — The Hope Collection of U.S. Newspapers & Periodicals Issues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
Category — 1875 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott PR10-PR32)
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12c Rose, 1875 Issue (PR16). Original gum, lightly hinged, outstanding centering with wide and well-balanced margins, brilliant colorEXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1875 NEWSPAPER ISSUE, GRADED XF 90. THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADED EXAMPLE IN THE P.S.E. POPULATION REPORT.
With 2002 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF 90; SMQ $1,300.00). This is the highest grade awarded to an original-gum example of Scott PR16 and it is shared by no others.
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