Sale 968B — The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Three: 1902-34 Issues, B-O-B
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 22-25 September, 2009
Category — 1916-17 Issues (Scott 485-497)
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4c Orange Brown, Coil (495). Mint N.H. joint line pair, brilliant color, crisp impression, both stamps perfectly centeredEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED JOINT INE PAIR OF THE 4-CENT HORIZONTAL COIL, SCOTT 495, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.
With 1998 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $1,350.00). Only three others share this grade, the highest awarded to date.
160
1,300