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Auction: 13USA - The Westchester Collection
Lot: 141

#418, 15c Gray, fabulously well centered within truly gargantuan jumbo margins unlike any other example we have seen, deep rich color and a strong impression on immaculate paper, unblemished o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, n.h., superb.[cr][lf][cr][lf]One cannot imagine that a finer, more impressive, example exists of this difficult value from the 1912-14 Perforated 12 series. Its margins are simply massive and it is precisely centered within these stunning borders. A magnificent stamp for the finest collection.[cr][lf][cr][lf]Accompanied by a 1999 PF certificate and a 2006 PSE certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $6,400.00 as 98, the highest grade they price); one of just two examples to have received this exalted grade, the highest in the PSE Population Report. Estimate US$ 8,500-10,000

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$6,750