A pleasing ‘Gem’ with strong color and bright premium paper.

Star Note. Mule. John Burke Back Plate #337. A well centered star note and mule that still retains generous brightness, strong color, and a little crispness.

Vibrant nickel-white luster and a needle-sharp strike with no significant marks.

Fresh original blazing red luster and a sharp strike.

Blazing luster and a great strike with a light champagne glow. Housed in an old green label holder.

Blast white luster with no significant marks and a great strike. Every minute detail of this beautiful design is needle-sharp!

A pleasing example of this better date with blazing nickel-white luster and a solid strike. This is a date that is plagued with soft strikes.

CAC. Rich lustrous surfaces with a light golden hue.

Extremely well struck with slightly mellowed mint red surfaces that are devoid of significant marks and spots. Tied for the finest RB graded by PCGS.