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
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1036
90c Carmine & Black, Re-Issue (132). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant colors on bright paper, superior centering with unusually wide and balanced margins, long and full perforations all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E.
P.S.E. encapsulated (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $15,500.00). Only four have graded higher to date.
4,500
6,750