Sale 958 — 2008 Rarities of the World

Sale Date — Saturday, 7 June, 2008

Category — Louisiana Purchase and Jamestown Issues

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
657
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Sale 958, Lot 657, Louisiana Purchase and Jamestown Issues5c Jamestown (330). Mint N.H., almost perfectly centered with wide margins for this difficult issue, deep rich color on bright paper

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT JAMESTOWN ISSUE. SCARCE WITH SUCH WIDE MARGINS AND IN SUCH CHOICE CONDITION. THIS STAMP HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. -- THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE.

With 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $3,500.00). Only thirteen have achieved this grade and none have graded higher to date. Our comments on the previous lot equally apply to this one.

350
3,750