Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008
Category — 1857-60 Issue (Scott 18-39)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
4120
1c Blue, Ty. IIIa (22). Plate 11 or 12, rich color on bright paper, almost perfectly centered with wide margins all around, full clear strike of "Paid/New-York P.O./Station C/1 Apr. 3" circular datestamp with integral 1c rateEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1857 ONE-CENT PERFORATED TYPE IIIa HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. -- ONLY ONE HAS GRADED HIGHER TO DATE.
With 1988 and 1999 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $4,800.00). Only one has graded higher to date (at 95J) and only seven others share this grade.
550
2,800