5c Dark Blue (281). Mint N.H., deep rich color on bright paper, perfectly centered with incredibly wide Jumbo margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 5-CENT UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E. -- THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE.

P.S.E. encapsulated (Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $2,850.00 as 98). This is the only example to have achieved this grade to date. An example graded Superb 98 realized $3,250 hammer in our Sale 976.

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