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1869 Pictorial Issue continued...

Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
139		24c Green and Violet (120). Wonderfully Well-centered, Magnificent Deep Rich Colors, Nearly Full Original Gum, Extremely Fine, Connoisseur Quality (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	2,500.00	6,250.00
140		24c Green and Violet (120). Remarkably Well-centered, Large Part Original Gum, Rich Colors, single partly nibbed perf. (insignificant), Very Fine, Exceptionally Choice Condition, with P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	2,500.00	2,800.00
141		24c Green and Violet (120). Nice Margins, Well-centered, Beautifully tied by Circle of Wedges on Sept. 1869 Folded Cover to Spain, Red New York and London Transits, "Cadiz Franco" receiving mark, etc., Very Fine, with P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	9,500.00	8,500.00
142		24c Green and Violet, Center Inverted (120b). Two Extra-Large Margins, Cork cancel, small closed tear at left, otherwise Fine, Very Rare, with P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	16,500.00	8,000.00
143	P	15c-90c Pictorial Plate Proofs on Card, Centers, Flags Inverted (120P4a-122P4a, 129P4a). Complete Set, Large Margins, hinge remnants, Extremely Fine, Very Rare (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	27,000.00	13,000.00
144		30c Blue and Carmine (121). Fresh, Well-centered, small part Original Gum, hinge remnant, tiny speck of extraneous carmine printing ink at bottom right, Extremely Fine, with P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	2,250.00	1,750.00
145		30c Blue and Carmine (121). Unbelievably Fresh, Nearly Full Original Gum, Rich Colors, couple really trivia] perf. creases, still Very Fine, Remarkable State of Freshness (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	2,250.00	2,600.00
146		90c Carmine and Black (122). Phenomenally Large Margins, Outstanding Centering, small part Origin a] Gum, Extremely Fine, A Matchless "Gem", Possibly the Finest Known Unused 90c 1869 Issue Stamp Known (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	8,000.00	7,000.00
147		90c Carmine and Black (122). Wonderfully Fresh, Deep Rich Colors, Nearly Full Original Gum, single perf. at right partly nibbed (insignificant), Very Fine, Remarkable Condition (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	8,000.00	6,000.00
148		90c Carmine Rose and Black (122). Fresh, Large Part Original Gum, faint bend and trivial rounded corner perf., still Very Fine, with P.F. Certificate (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	8,000.00	3,250.00
149		90c Carmine and Black (122). Fresh, Rich Colors, Large Part Original Gum, tiny natural inclusion, Very Fine (Image Magnifier) Search for comparables	8,000.00	3,250.00