Sale 946 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 November, 2007
Category — 1873 Continental Bank Note Co. Issue (Scott 156-166)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
569
12c Blackish Violet (162). Wide balanced margins, intense color with face-free bright red cork face-free cancelsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MARVELOUS COMBINATION OF XF-SUPERB 95 QUALITY AND A RED CANCELLATION.
Ashbrook once defined stamp quality in terms of centering, color and impression, and cancellation. This extraordinary stamp brings together all of those elements.
With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $890.00)
140
3,250