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Auction: 13USA - The Westchester Collection
Lot: 137

#400A, 10c Panama-Pacific, orange, absolutely flawless centering amid the most immense margins imaginable, spectacular vibrant color in a deep shade, while its impression is marvelously detailed on brilliantly fresh paper, even its perforations are long and uniformly intact all around, unblemished o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, in a word - superb.[cr][lf][cr][lf]This phenomenal stamp is the height of perfection, which is clearly evident by all of its physical attributes which are not possible to improve upon. This is not only our opinion, but it is a view shared by the graders at Professional Stamp Experts, as they have awarded this stamp the ultimate of all grades - Gem 100 Jumbo. One of the most important of all stamps to have ever been graded by the PSE.[cr][lf][cr][lf]Accompanied by a 1993 PF certificate, as well as a 2007 PSE certificate (Gem 100 Jumbo; SMQ $8,600.00 as 98, the highest grade they price, which will prove to be irrelevant as it is expected this incomparable stamp will bring multiples of the 98 price); of course this is the highest graded example of the Ten Cent Orange Panama-Pacific, perf. 12, and is the sole copy to have been so honored; ex-Klimetz. Estimate US$ 28,000-32,500

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$27,000