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Auction: 13USA - The Westchester Collection
Lot: 105

#308, 13c Purple black, absolutely perfect centering amid margins of unbelievably large proportions, possessing enormous ""boardwalk"" margins all around, the likes of which we have never seen, remarkable color and freshness, deeply etched impression, pristine o.g., n.h., superb.[cr][lf][cr][lf]To describe this stamp simply as ""superb"" seems entirely inadequate, as until we had seen this stamp we could not believe one could exist in this incomparable quality. Every physical attribute of this stunning example could not be improved upon. It is the ultimate example of why grading of stamps was created - to single out stamps that are clearly out of the ordinary. This stamp has been awarded the pinnacle grade for any stamp - Gem 100 Jumbo and is, of course, the only copy to be so graded. In fact, there are only three stamps in the entire 1902-08 Bureau issue series to have been awarded Gem 100 Jumbo status according to the most recent PSE Population Report: a never hinged Scott #303, a used Scott #306 and this phenomenal stamp.[cr][lf][cr][lf]Accompanied by a 1990 PF certificate and a 2004 PSE certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; $4,050.00 as 98, which is the highest grade they price and will prove to be entirely irrelevant to this stamp´s final auction realization); ex-M Estimate US$ 15,000-18,000

Sold for
$16,000