Sale 973 — 2009 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 13 June, 2009
Category — Offices in China, Newspapers, Parcel Post
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20c Parcel Post (Q8). Mint N.H., brilliant color and proof-like impression on bright paper, perfectly centered with wide margins, long and full perforations all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 20-CENT PARCEL POST ISSUE HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $4,850.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only five others share this desirable grade.
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