Sale 978 — The Beverly Hills Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Friday, 4 December, 2009
Category — Trans-Mississippi Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1088
4c Trans-Mississippi (287). Mint N.H., vivid color on post-office fresh paper, perfect centering with incredibly wide Jumbo marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A GORGEOUS MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 4-CENT TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE, GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO HAVE ACHIEVED THIS GRADE TO DATE.
P.S.E. encapsulated (Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $11,300.00 as 98). There are none grade higher in the P.S.E. Population Report and only this single example at this lofty grade. A Superb 98 example realized $15,500 in our Whitman sale
360
6,750
