Sale 968B — The Alan B. Whitman Collection, Part Three: 1902-34 Issues, B-O-B
Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 22-25 September, 2009
Category — Parcel Post (Q)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
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20c Parcel Post (Q8). Mint N.H., brilliant color and detailed impression, almost perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 20-CENT PARCEL POST, THE FIRST GOVERNMENT-ISSUED STAMP IN THE WORLD TO DEPICT AN AIRPLANE.
With 1987 and 2001 P.F. certificates, and 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,450.00)
325
1,900