Lot 768
U.S.; General Issues, 1917, 1¢ Green, Perf 10 at Top, #498g, n.h., top copy in pair, excellent centering for this, sharp color, immaculate and Very Fine Grade 80, the only mint copy graded at this point by PSE and none by the Philatelic Foundation; Copy centered to bottom realized hammer $26,000 in a 2009 auction, 1981 P.F., 2017 P.S.E. certs.
Scott $27,500 (grade of fine). Siegel records of #498g contain thirteen unused and five used examples of this rarity .
Estimate $15,000-20,000
The 1¢ 1917 Perf 10 at top or bottom is one of the rarest of all Perf 10 varieties.
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| Realized $18,400 |
