Auction 55
Lot 10 o 1857, 1¢ Franklin, blue, type IIIa (Scott 22), plate 11, a magnificent used gem with breathtaking quality, featuring essentially perfect centering within margins clear all around and large enough to show type characteristics clearly (very rare for this tight-margined issue), with a sharp impression on bright paper, lightly canceled with a large Boston PAID in grid, Extremely Fine to Superb, with 2007 P.F. certificate graded XF-SUP 95, plus an ungraded 2000 P.F. certificate. SMQ $5,500. Estimate $3,500 - 5,000. |
Unsold |
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