Sale 973 — 2009 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 13 June, 2009
Category — Air Post
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24c Carmine, 1923 Air Post (C6). Mint N.H., intense color and proof-like impression on bright paper, perfectly centered with wide marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1923 24-CENT AIR POST, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE.
With 1992 and 2004 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $1,600.00 as 98). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only three others share this grade.
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4,250