8c Violet Brown, Trans-Mississippi (289). Mint N.H., crisp impression, near perfect centering with beautifully balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 8-CENT TRANS-MISSISSIPPI ISSUE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 XQ BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.

Collectors in pursuit of superb 19th Century commemorative stamps are well aware of the challenge in locating the 8c Trans-Mississippi with wide margins and choice centering. An examination of 8c multiples will reveal the fact that the space between horizontal rows was narrower than the space between vertical columns. Wide top and bottom margins that match the sides could only occur when the horizontal perforations were misapplied to a row, thereby impinging on the space allocated to the rows above and below.

From the Nathanael Greene collection. With 1999 and 2021 P.F. certificates (XF-Superb 95 XQ). The "XQ" stands for "Extraordinary Quality". With 2023 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95). Only nine grade higher in the P.S.E. Population Report.

ADDENDA: THIS HAS A 2023 P.S.E. CERTIFICATE GRADED XF-95.

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