Auction: 13USA - The Westchester Collection
Lot: 99
#302, 3c Bright violet, a fabulous quality mint example, boasting margins of enormous size and being, quite remarkably, perfectly centered within them, bright color and a highly detailed impression, immaculate o.g. without a single gum bend or skip, n.h., superb.[cr][lf][cr][lf]A stunning gem that possesses the finest centering and margins possible on this difficult value. A stamp destined for placement in the finest quality collection.[cr][lf][cr][lf]Accompanied by a 1983 PF certificate and a 2006 PSE certificate (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $4,750.00 as a 98, the highest grade they price); this stamp is one of only three stamps graded Superb 98 Jumbo by the PSE, the highest grade awarded to any example of Scott #302. Estimate US$ 5,000-6,000
Sold for
$5,250