Sale 1375 — The Nick Kardasis Collection of the 1869 Pictorial Issue, Part One
Sale Date — Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
Category — The PSE #1 All-Time Finest Set of 1869 Re-issues Used
30c Blue & Carmine, Re-Issue (131). Perfect centering with wide margins, deep rich colors, cork cancel struck so that the eagle and shield designs are fully visible
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. — THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.
SMQ estimates that approximately 40 examples of the 30c 1875 Re-Issue are known used. Our estimate is higher, but our experience has been that many are either off-center or have small faults. The P.S.E. Population Report bears this out as it records only two used stamps at the 98 grade — this stamp and another in our sale of the Nick Kirke collection (Sale 1032, lot 3210). Working down the grading chart, two are graded 95 and three are graded 90.
With 2019 P.F. certificate (ungraded). With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98). This is the highest grade awarded and only one other shares it.
