Sale 968 — The Alan B. Whitman Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 27-28 January, 2009
Category — 1875 Reproduction of 1847 Issue (Scott 3-4)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
6
5c Red Brown, Reproduction (3). Without gum as issued, huge margins incl. top left corner sheet margins, brilliant colorEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS MAGNIFICENT STAMP HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E. -- ONLY ONE HAS GRADED HIGHER TO DATE. A MARVELOUS STAMP IN EVERY RESPECT.
Ex Morris. With 1991 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo). Only one has graded higher and only one other shares this grade. Sheet-margin multiples of this issue are extremely rare, and we doubt it is possible to replicate this extraordinary stamp or its grade.
800
7,750