Sale 1298 — The Nathanael Greene Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps

Sale Date — Wednesday, 8 November, 2023

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Category — Offices in China

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2128
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Sale 1298, Lot 2128, Offices in China

24c on 12c Brown Carmine, Offices in China (K11). Mint N.H., deep rich color, unusually choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT ON 12-CENT OFFICES IN CHINA, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.

Ex Myerson and Lanza. With 2015 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95). Only one grades higher (at 98, brought $4,500 hammer in 2016) and only one other shares this desirable grade (last offered by us in our 2009 Whitman sale). Undercatalogued in SMQ, as this brought $2,100 hammer in both the Myerson and Lanza sales.

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