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)
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3407
10c Orange Brown, Ty. II (283). Incredibly wide and perfectly balanced margins, bright color with a striking purple 5-point Star within Star cancel, bright paperEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A TRULY RARE STAMP COMBINING PERFECT CENTERING, VIVID COLOR AND A SPECTACULAR FANCY CANCEL.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate as a "blue" star which it is not (Superb 98; SMQ $960.00 as ordinary cancel), this is the highest graded example and one of only two 98's in the P.S.E. Population Report. We are confident in saying that we have encountered no other used example of this issue that is the equal to this spectacular stamp
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1,500