Sale 1305 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 13-14 December, 2023

*A buyer’s premium of 0% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

Category — Special Delivery thru Postage Due

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10c Gray Violet, Special Delivery (E11b). Mint N.H., incredible Jumbo margins and mathematical centering, strong color in this sub-shade, small natural straw fiber inclusion not mentioned on certificate

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1911 10-CENT SPECIAL DELIVERY IN THE GRAY VIOLET SUB-SHADE HAS ACHIEVED THE ULTIMATE GRADE OF GEM 100 JUMBO. NO OTHER SCOTT E11 OR ITS SUB-SHADES HAS EQUALED IT.

With 2023 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98J). This is the highest grade possible and it is shared by no other E11b stamps. For the main listing E11 color, Ultramarine, the highest grade is 98J (two examples). For the Blue shade, E11c, the highest grade is 90. This is a truly exceptional example of this issue.

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