Sale 978 — The Beverly Hills Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Friday, 4 December, 2009
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1035
1c Buff, Re-Issue (123). Original gum, vibrant color, wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE.
P.S.E. encapsulated (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,350.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only two others share this grade. This is also the highest grade we have offered to date.
600
2,300
1036
90c Carmine & Black, Re-Issue (132). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant colors on bright paper, superior centering with unusually wide and balanced margins, long and full perforations all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.
P.S.E. encapsulated (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $15,500.00). Only four have graded higher to date.
4,500
6,750
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