Lot
293 
Postage Due, 1895, 2¢ deep claret. O.g., never hinged, perfectly centered amid beautifully balanced margins, rich eye-arresting color, immaculate and very fresh, a Superb gem, an exceedingly choice "one-in-a-million" stamp; with 2004 P.F. certificate for strip and 2005 P.S.E. graded certificate (Superb 98) with bottom margin, which has been subsequently removed. Scott No. J39 $28.
This is one of three examples attaining the grade of "Superb 98" in the P.S.E. Population Report, with none higher.
Realized: $575