Sale 978 — The Beverly Hills Collection of Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Friday, 4 December, 2009
Category — 1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1035
1c Buff, Re-Issue (123). Original gum, vibrant color, wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE.
P.S.E. encapsulated (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $2,350.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and only two others share this grade. This is also the highest grade we have offered to date.
600
2,300