EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT TYPE II 1898 ISSUE. THIS AMAZING STAMP IS GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE ON RECORD, SHARED BY ONLY ONE OTHER STAMP.
With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $14,000.00). This is the highest grade awarded and only one other shares it (without selvage). The next-highest is a single copy at 95.