Sale 1367 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 9-11 December, 2025
Category — 1845-60 Issues (Scott 9X1-39)
3c Dull Red, Ty. IV (26A). Mathematically perfect centering with unusually wide margins, deep rich color on bright paper, clear strike of circular datestamp
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 3-CENT 1857 TYPE IV IN THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE. THIS BEAUTIFUL STAMP IS GRADED GEM 100 BY P.S.E. — THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE.
The ready availability of 3c 1851-57 stamps gives collectors the false impression that superb examples, even of a better type, are easily obtainable. Yet with grading past its 20th year, this is the sole example of a 3c Type IV stamp to achieve this Gem 100 grade.
From the Nathanael Greene collection. With 2019 and 2022 P.F. certificates. With 2013 P.S.E. certificate (Gem 100). This is the highest grade awarded and the only example to achieve it. The next highest are two each at 98 and 95J.
