Sale 978 — The Beverly Hills Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Friday, 4 December, 2009
Category — 1908 and Later Issues
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1099
2c Carmine (332). Mint N.H., brilliant color on post-office fresh paper, mathematically perfect centering with incredibly wide Jumbo marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT PERF 12 DOUBLE-LINE WATERMARKED ISSUE HAS ACHIEVED THE UNSURPASSABLE GRADE OF GEM 100 JUMBO.
P.S.E. encapsulated (Gem 100 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $540.00 as 98). Only two other examples have achieved this perfect grade
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1,200