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General/Issue
Date
5c Louisiana Purchase (326). Mint N.H. with extra wide top plate no. 2099 selvage, intense shade and impression, gorgeous centering, Extremely Fine Gem, a stunning stamp, with 2006 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,350.00), the highest grade awarded is a 98J
5c Louisiana Purchase (326). Mint N.H. with wide top imprint selvage, magnificent centering, wide margins for this tightly-spaced issue, intense color, sharp impression, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2000 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,350.00)
5c Louisiana Purchase (326). Mint N.H. with wide top sheet selvage with plate no. 2100, proof-like impression and intense color, wide and beautifully balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE NUMBER EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT LOUISIANA PURCHASE ISSUE, WHICH IS GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.
According to Johl (Volume 1), the Louisiana Purchase stamps were not popular with the public or collectors when they were issued -- due to their larger size and unfavorable comparisons to the designs of the previous 1901 Pan-American stamps. As a result, fewer were saved.
With 2000 P.F., 2008 and 2017 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98; SMQ $4,750.00). Only one example has graded higher (at 98J, offered in our Sale 1150, realized $14,500 hammer).
5c Louisiana Purchase (326). Mint N.H., intense shade and impression on bright paper, almost perfectly centered with Jumbo margins, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $2,000.00), only six stamps have graded higher (highest is 98J)
5c Louisiana Purchase (326). Mint N.H., rich color, wonderfully well-centered, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2014 P.S.A.G. certificate (95 ogNH)
5c Louisiana Purchase (326). Mint N.H., enormous top sheet selvage with plate no. 2099, proof-like impression in intense Dark Blue shade, Jumbo marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SPECTACULAR EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT LOUISIANA PURCHASE ISSUE WHICH IS GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND IT IS SHARED BY NO OTHERS.
According to Johl (Volume 1), the Louisiana Purchase stamps were not popular with the public or collectors when they were issued -- due to their larger size and unfavorable comparisons to the designs of the previous 1901 Pan-American stamps. As a result, fewer were saved.
Ex Whitman. With 1995 P.F. certificate for a block. With 1997 and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $7,500.00). This is the only 5c Louisiana Purchase stamp to have achieved this grade in the P.S.E. Population Report, with none higher. The SMQ value is far too low for a unique population report number such as this -- it realized $16,000 hammer in our Whitman sale. Scott Retail $200.00
5c Louisiana Purchase (326). Mint N.H. with wide bottom selvage, deep rich color and proof-like impression, unusually wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT LOUISIANA PURCHASE, WHICH IS GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- ONLY ONE HAS GRADED HIGHER.
According to Johl (Volume 1), the Louisiana Purchase stamps were not popular with the public or collectors when they were issued, due to their larger size and unfavorable comparisons to the designs of the previous 1901 Pan-American stamps. As a result, fewer were saved.
With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $4,750.00). Only one has graded higher (at 98J, which realized $16,000 hammer in our Whitman sale) and four others share this grade. Surprisingly, this is the first in this grade we have offered.
5c Louisiana Purchase (326). Mint N.H. top plate no. 2099 single, with extra wide selvage, deep proof-like color and impression on fresh paper, outstanding centering, Extremely Fine Gem, ex Welling, with 1983 P.F., 1985 P.F., and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,350.00)
5c Louisiana Purchase (326). Mint N.H., rich color, balanced margins, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $525.00)
5c Louisiana Purchase (326). Mint N.H. with bottom plate no. 2100 selvage, deep rich color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice
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