Sale 1334 — The Dr. George Haikel Collection: Stamps and Covers of Exceptional Beauty and Rarity
Sale Date — Tuesday, 12 November, 2024
Category — Air Post Errors, Special Delivery, Small Persian Rug
10c Blue, Special Delivery (E4). Mint N.H., deep rich color, remarkably detailed impression showing every nuance of the design, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins all around
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THE 10-CENT 1894 UNWATERMARKED SPECIAL DELIVERY ISSUE IS A NOTORIOUSLY CHALLENGING ISSUE TO OBTAIN IN THIS SUPERIOR GRADE. THIS IS EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST KNOWN EXAMPLES IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION.
The 1894 series was the first produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and encountered many production problems, with poor centering and small margins. This centered Mint N.H. stamp is very much the exception to that rule.
Ex "Scarsdale". With 1998 P.F. certificate. With 2004 and 2024 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95). Only two grade higher (at 95J and 100) and two others share this desirable grade. These low population numbers reflect how difficult it is to obtain this issue in superb condition.
