FIVE CENT LOUISIANA PURCHASE
NEVER HINGED TOP PLATE NO. SINGLE
unmounted mint 5c Louisiana Purchase (326), top plate no. 2099 single, a stupendous mint 'gem', perfectly centered within jumbo margins, immense full 28 mm selvage, beautiful rich color and a remarkably sharp impression on very fresh crisp paper, pristine brilliant original gum which is never hinged,
Details
unmounted mint 5c Louisiana Purchase (326), top plate no. 2099 single, a stupendous mint 'gem', perfectly centered within jumbo margins, immense full 28 mm selvage, beautiful rich color and a remarkably sharp impression on very fresh crisp paper, pristine brilliant original gum which is never hinged,
SUPERB IN EVERY RESPECT, AN EXTRAORDINARY POST OFFICE FRESH MINT 'GEM', A CONNOISSEUR'S STAMP WORTHY OF THE MOST METICULOUSLY FORMED COLLECTION, Scott retail $135.00 (irrelevant for a stamp of this 'gem' quality) photo
SUPERB IN EVERY RESPECT, AN EXTRAORDINARY POST OFFICE FRESH MINT 'GEM', A CONNOISSEUR'S STAMP WORTHY OF THE MOST METICULOUSLY FORMED COLLECTION, Scott retail $135.00 (irrelevant for a stamp of this 'gem' quality) photo
Further details
Expertization: 1995 P.F. certificate for a top imprint and plate no. block of six of which this was the top right stamp