Sale 1078 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 16-17 September, 2014

Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-122)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
246
 
Sale 1078, Lot 246, 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-122)90c Carmine & Black (122). Choice centering with well-proportioned margins, deep rich colors and gorgeous impression, neat cork cancels

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. ONE OF THE FINEST USED EXAMPLES OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED.

Ex Esmond Bradley Martin (sold by Y. Souren). Acquired from noted dealer Philip H. Ward Jr. in May 1942 and offered to the market for the first time in 70 years. Ward thought "no finer copy of this stamp exists"

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