Sale 1351 — The Vaquero Collection of Gem-Quality 19th and 20th Century United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday, 15 May, 2025

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Category — 1890-93 Issue (Scott 219-229)

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Sale 1351, Lot 1017, 1890-93 Issue (Scott 219-229)

30c Black (228). Mint N.H., intense shade and detailed impression, phenomenal centering with unusually wide and balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF THE FINEST MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLES OF THE 30-CENT 1890 ISSUE IN EXISTENCE. THIS STAMP IS GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. — THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE IT.

With 1993 P.F. and 2007 and 2025 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98). This is the highest grade awarded and the only example to achieve it.

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