Sale 1084 — The Curtis Collection: 1847-1901 Stamps and Covers

Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 5-6 November, 2014

Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-122)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3345
 
Sale 1084, Lot 3345, 1869 Pictorial Issue (Scott 112-122)90c Carmine & Black (122). Perfectly centered with Jumbo margins, rich colors and crisp impressions, virtually face-free strike of cork cancel leaves entire design clearly visible, older P.F. certificate notes small corner creases, if these are present they are very faint and are not mentioned on the 2008 P.S.E. certificate

EXTREMELY FINE GEM APPEARANCE. A STUNNING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E.

With 1997 P.F. certificate stating "small corner creases" and 2008 P.S.E. certificate as sound (Superb 98 Jumbo).

2,000
5,750