Sale 1278 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 21-23 March, 2023
Category — 1870-93 Bank Note Issues (Scott 134-229)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3387
8c Lilac (225). Mint N.H., exceptional centering and wide margins, rich color and sharp impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 8-CENT 1890 ISSUE, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY THE P.F.
With 1995 and 2022 P.F. certificates (Superb 98). By was of comparison, P.S.E. has graded only two at 98 (including the stamp offered in the previous lot), and just three higher (at 98J).
135
2,800