Sale 975 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 23-25 June, 2009
Category — Officials (O)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2229
1c Interior (O15). Mint N.H. with top right corner selvage, vibrant color, perfectly centered with Jumbo marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT INTERIOR, WITH ITS PRISTINE COLOR, WIDE AND BALANCED MARGINS AND LONG PERFORATIONS, MAY WELL BE THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE. IT HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E., WHICH IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ does not even price this issue in Mint N.H. condition; one indication of this stamp's rarity in higher grades is that even in hinged condition the highest grade that is priced in SMQ is a 95.
170
1,700
