Sale 1351 — The Vaquero Collection of Gem-Quality 19th and 20th Century United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday, 15 May, 2025

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Category — Special Delivery, Registration

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Sale 1351, Lot 1152, Special Delivery, Registration

10c Blue, Special Delivery (E2). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression, perfectly centered with wide margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A PHENOMENAL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE SECOND SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE OF 1888, WHICH IS GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. — THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE.

This issue was released in 1888 with the last of the American Large Bank Note issues. Collectors of that series know the challenge of locating Mint Never-Hinged examples in superior grades.

Ex "Hanover". With 2009 and 2025 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98). This is the highest grade awarded by far (next highest is 95) and this is the only example to achieve this grade.

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