Sale 967 — Important and Superb United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 16-19 December, 2008

Category — Offices in China (K)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5142
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Sale 967, Lot 5142, Offices in China (K)40c on 20c Offices in China (K13). Mint N.H., intense shade on bright paper, perfectly centered, long and full perforations all around

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A REMARKABLE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 40-CENT OFFICES IN CHINA ISSUE THAT WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPROVE UPON.

With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $4,300.00). This is the highest and only Superb 98 Mint N.H. example graded to date. A review of the P.S.E. Population Report for the underlying stamp, Scott No. 515, will also give an indication of its rarity in higher grades. The significantly more available Scott No. 515 has only ten Mint N.H. stamps graded 98 or above.

300
4,000