5c Rose, Error (505). Mint N.H., brilliant color on bright paper, perfectly centered with unusually wide margins all around, long and full perforations

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE PERF 11 5-CENT ERROR OF COLOR. THIS STUNNING STAMP HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- ONLY ONE HAS GRADED HIGHER TO DATE.

During the course of production of the normal 2c plate No. 7942, three positions were noted to be defective. The plate was sent back to the siderographer, who burnished out the three positions and mistakenly re-entered them using a transfer roll for the 5c stamp. The error passed unnoticed and the sheets were issued to the public both Perf 10, Imperforate and Perf 11 (Scott 467, 485 and 505).

With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $9,900.00). Only one has graded higher (Gem 100) and only three others have been awarded the grade of 98.

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