Sale 976 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 29 September-2 October, 2009

Category — Air Post (Scott C1-C12, including Inverted Jenny)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2214
nh
Sale 976, Lot 2214, Air Post (Scott C1-C12, including Inverted Jenny)6c Orange, 1918 Air Post (C1). Mint N.H., vibrant color as fresh as the day it was printed, mathematically perfect centering with wide and balanced margins, long and full perforations all around

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED STAMP HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF GEM 100 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE AND ONLY ONE HAS GRADED HIGHER.

With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $1,000.00 as 98). Only one has graded higher to date (which recently realized $7,500 hammer in our 2009 Rarities sale), and this is the only example to achieve this grade.

135
18,500