Sale 958 — 2008 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Saturday, 7 June, 2008
Category — Columbian Issue
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EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT COLUMBIAN ISSUE IN THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE. THIS REMARKABLE STAMP HAS BEEN GRADED GEM 100 BY PROFESSIONAL STAMP EXPERTS -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE, AND THIS STAMP STANDS ALONE IN HAVING ACHIEVED THIS COVETED GRADE.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98; SMQ $2,900.00 as 98). This is the highest grade awarded to date, and this stamp is the only example to achieve this perfect score.
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14,500