Sale 1026 — United States Stamps and Postal History, CSA, General Foreign
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 27-28 June, 2012
Category — Air Post
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1506
$2.60 Graf Zeppelin (C15). Mint N.H., brilliant color, perfectly centered with wide margins.EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.60 GRAF ZEPPELIN ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- ONLY TWO GRADE HIGHER.
With 2012 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; SMQ $4,750.00). With the exception of the one stamp graded 100J from the Scarsdale Collection (Siegel Sale 910), and one graded Gem 100, this is the highest Mint N.H. grade awarded by P.S.E. to the $2.60 Graf Zeppelin (29 total).
975
3,000