Sale 956 — The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 8-9 May, 2008
Category — Postage Due
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10c Brown (J5). Original gum, barely hinged, intense shade and impression, choice centering for this difficult issueVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE SOUND AND WELL-CENTERED ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1879 10-CENT BROWN POSTAGE DUE ISSUE. A DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND IN CHOICE CONDITION.
Collectors waiting for a Mint N.H. example may have a long wait -- we have not offered one during the 14 years of our computerized record-keeping. This hinged copy is among the two or three finest we have offered.
Ex Scarsdale. With 1996 P.S.E. and 2000 P.F. certificates.
950
2,500
