Sale 1032 — The Nick Kirke Collection of Gem-Quality Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 23-24 October, 2012
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 123-133)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3206
10c Yellow, Re-Issue (127). Choice margins and centering, vivid color on fresh paper, bold strike of New York oval registry cancelEXTREMELY FINE. A STUNNING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 10-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE.
With 1985 and 1995 P.F. certificates. With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $6,250.00). SMQ estimates that approximately 30 are known used. Only one example has graded higher in the P.S.E. Population Report (at 90J) and this is the sole example to achieve this grade. As a further indication of the rarity of this issue in the higher grades, P.S.E. does not even price it as a used 95
2,000
1,600