Lot 101 o
1847, 5¢ red brown. Position 10R, light blue grid cancel, a lovely delicate impression on lovely blued paper, large to huge margins, a Superb jumbo gem, a spectacular condition rarity with the highest possible grade obtainable; with 1992 P.F. certificate (as a #1b) and 2005 P.S.E. graded certificate (Gem 100J).Scott No. 1.
What more can be said about this stamp, which has attained the ultimate grade of "Gem 100 Jumbo". This is the highest graded stamp in the P.S.E. Population Report and will probably remain there. Many other issues will have the previous "highest grade" eclipsed, but a truly rare stamp such as this, has no equal.
Realized: $19,000