4c Orange Brown, Bluish (360). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, beautiful rich color and sharp proof-like impression on deeply blued paper, spectacular wide margins all around

EXTREMELY FINE. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST RECORDED EXAMPLES OF THE RARE 4-CENT ON BLUISH PAPER — AN EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT STAMP TO FIND IN SUCH PRISTINE CONDITION. THIS EXAMPLE IS GRADED xf 90 BY P.S.E. — THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND SHARED BY NO OTHERS.

The June 1910 Third Assistant Postmaster General's report states that 4,400 (eleven sheets) of the 4c were printed on Bluish Paper. It is believed that none of the 4c and 8c Bluish Paper stamps were distributed to post offices, and that all of the examples in collectors' hands reached the market through the Travers-Steinmetz exchange and the 1914 National Museum trades to H. F. Colman (12 copies) and Nassau Stamp Company (65 copies).

Of the many examples of this major 20th Century rarity we have offered, only a small number have centering that can be compared to this stamp. In our sale of the Pivawer collection (Sale 1348, lot 182), we offered a superb example graded XF 90 by the P.F — one of three at that grade by the P.F.

Ex Odeneal. With 2001 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90). This is the the highest grade awarded by P.S.E. and it is shared by no others.

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