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1918, $2 orange red & black (523), block of four. Well centered with vibrant color. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and Very Fine. Scott price $5,200 Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 325, Lot 2186 |
US$2,900.00 |
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1918, $2 orange red & black (523), lower left corner margin block of four with initials, vibrant color. O.g., never hinged. A Fine position block. Scott value $5,200 Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 325, Lot 2187 |
US$1,200.00 |
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1918, $2 orange red & black (523), right arrow margin block of four, well centered, rich color. O.g., never hinged. Fresh and F.-V.F. Scott price $5,400 Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 325, Lot 2190 |
US$6,500.00 |
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1918, $2 orange red & black (523), top sheet margin single, beautifully centered, original gum, very lightly hinged. Fresh and Extremely Fine. Scott $625 Expertization: 1972 P.F. Certificate. Matthew Bennett International, Dec 2007, Sale 324, Lot 1223 |
US$525.00 |
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1918, $2 orange red & black (523), perfectly centered within absolutely enormous margins, bright and fresh, original gum, never hinged, a Superb jumbo gem. SMQ $10,000 as 98, unpriced as 100. Scott $1,300 MATCHLESS WITH ITS IMPECCABLE CENTERING, COLOR, AND NEVER HINGED GUM, THIS SURELY MUST BE THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF THE 1918 $2 FRANKLIN EXTANT; IT IS, IN FACT, THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE EXALTED GRADE OF GEM 100 BY THE P.S.E. Expertization: 1997 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. Certificates, the latter graded Gem 100. The only example either hinged or never hinged graded Gem 100 by the P.S.E. Matthew Bennett International, Oct 2007, Sale 322, Lot 2253 |
US$22,000.00 |
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1918, $2 orange red & black (523), precisely centered, bright and fresh, original gum, never hinged, Extremely Fine and choice. SMQ $4,850. Scott $1,300 A CHOICE MINT NEVER HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1918 $2 FRANKLIN. Expertization: 2006 P.S.E. Certificate graded XF-Superb 95. Matthew Bennett International, Oct 2007, Sale 322, Lot 2254 |
US$4,000.00 |