Sale 1032 — The Nick Kirke Collection of Gem-Quality Used U.S. Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 23-24 October, 2012

Category — 1870-71 National Bank Note Co. Issue, Ungrilled (Scott 145-155)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3236
 
Sale 1032, Lot 3236, 1870-71 National Bank Note Co. Issue, Ungrilled (Scott 145-155)7c Vermilion (149). Jumbo margins and precise centering, vivid color, New York Foreign Mail Shield cancel (Weiss Ty. RE-E3)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 1870 7-CENT UNGRILLED NATIONAL BANK NOTE COMPANY ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E.

With 1987 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo; unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $1,525.00 as 98). Only one stamp has graded higher and only one other shares this grade. Among the small handful of superb graded examples, the NYFM cancel makes this a particularly desirable example

100
2,000