Sale 1032 — The Nick Kirke Collection of Gem-Quality Used U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 23-24 October, 2012
Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issues, Watermarked and Color Change (Scott 264-284)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3381
2c Carmine, Ty. I (265). Jumbo perfectly balanced margins, vivid color on fresh paper, neat machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2011 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $800.00 as 98, unpriced in higher grades), this is the only used example to be awarded this lofty grade with none higher, a statistic that has not changed in five years
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700