Sale 1057 — The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Issues
Sale Date — Thursday, 7 November, 2013
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-122)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
677
2c Brown (113). Original gum, beautiful Jumbo margins and fabulous centering to match, fresh color on bright paper, shows guide arrow at bottom left (this would have been the top right stamp in a right arrow margin block of four)EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MASSIVE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 2-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 JUMBO BY P.S.E. -- ONLY ONE OTHER SHARES THIS GRADE AND ONLY ONE HAS GRADED HIGHER.
With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $2,800.00 as 95, $5,200.00 as 98). Only one other shares this grade and only one has graded higher. This statistic has not changed since 2008.
550
3,250
