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**1869 Pictorial Issue continued...**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
2552		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Rich colors, well-balanced margins, segmented cork cancel leaves vignette clearly visible, Extremely Fine (Image)	275.00	270.00
2553		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Deep shades, bold blue grid cancel, Very Fine, ex Hessel, Ishikawa and Morris, with 1993 P.F. certificate (Image)	335.00	1,000.00
2554		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Rich colors, green cork cancel with trace of matching town circular datestamp at top left, small corner crease at top right, Fine appearance, any of the high-denomination 1869's are extremely rare with a green cancel, with 1990 P.S.E. certificate (Image)	1,775.00	950.00
2555		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Faint trace of cancel, radiant colors, Very Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)	275.00	375.00
2556		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Vertical pair, deep rich color, bold strikes of New York registry ovals (a late use of the 1869 Issue), each stamp with three wide margins, Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)	600.00	450.00
2557		24c Green & Violet (120). Original gum, lightly hinged, strong grill impression, rich colors on bright paper, choice centering EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. SCARCE IN THIS SUPERIOR GRADE. The 24c 1869 Pictorial is readily available in original-gum condition. However, choice centering and soundness are elusive qualities among examples of this issue. This stamp has color, centering and margins that appear more like its re-issue counterpart. (Image)	8,500.00	16,000.00
2558		24c Green & Violet (120). Original gum, bright colors and detailed impressions VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)	8,500.00	6,250.00
2559		24c Green & Violet (120). Almost perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, bright colors, cork cancel, Extremely Fine, scarce with such choice centering, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)	775.00	1,350.00
2560		24c Green & Violet (120). Beautifully centered, bright white paper, bold segmented cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)	775.00	625.00
2561		24c Green & Violet (120). Rich colors, light strike of rosette cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 1986 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)	775.00	425.00
2562		24c Green & Violet (120). Almost perfectly centered, rich colors, light srike of cork cancel leaves vignette clearly visible, tiny corner crease at bottom right, tiny tear at right center, appears Extremely Fine, with 1984 (sound), 2003 (corner crease) and 2004 (tear) P.F. certificates (resubmit in 2005 and see what happens) (Image)	775.00	350.00

1869 Pictorial Issue continued...

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

2552

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Rich colors, well-balanced margins, segmented cork cancel leaves vignette clearly visible, Extremely Fine (Image)

275.00

270.00

2553

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Deep shades, bold blue grid cancel, Very Fine, ex Hessel, Ishikawa and Morris, with 1993 P.F. certificate (Image)

335.00

1,000.00

2554

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Rich colors, green cork cancel with trace of matching town circular datestamp at top left, small corner crease at top right, Fine appearance, any of the high-denomination 1869's are extremely rare with a green cancel, with 1990 P.S.E. certificate (Image)

1,775.00

950.00

2555

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Faint trace of cancel, radiant colors, Very Fine, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)

275.00

375.00

2556

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Vertical pair, deep rich color, bold strikes of New York registry ovals (a late use of the 1869 Issue), each stamp with three wide margins, Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

600.00

450.00

2557

24c Green & Violet (120). Original gum, lightly hinged, strong grill impression, rich colors on bright paper, choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. SCARCE IN THIS SUPERIOR GRADE.

The 24c 1869 Pictorial is readily available in original-gum condition. However, choice centering and soundness are elusive qualities among examples of this issue. This stamp has color, centering and margins that appear more like its re-issue counterpart. (Image)

8,500.00

16,000.00

2558

24c Green & Violet (120). Original gum, bright colors and detailed impressions

VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

8,500.00

6,250.00

2559

24c Green & Violet (120). Almost perfectly centered with well-balanced margins, bright colors, cork cancel, Extremely Fine, scarce with such choice centering, with 1996 P.F. certificate (Image)

775.00

1,350.00

2560

24c Green & Violet (120). Beautifully centered, bright white paper, bold segmented cork cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2003 P.F. certificate (Image)

775.00

625.00

2561

24c Green & Violet (120). Rich colors, light strike of rosette cancel, fresh and Very Fine, with 1986 and 2004 P.F. certificates (Image)

775.00

425.00

2562

24c Green & Violet (120). Almost perfectly centered, rich colors, light srike of cork cancel leaves vignette clearly visible, tiny corner crease at bottom right, tiny tear at right center, appears Extremely Fine, with 1984 (sound), 2003 (corner crease) and 2004 (tear) P.F. certificates (resubmit in 2005 and see what happens) (Image)

775.00

350.00