24c Green & Violet (120).
Bright colors, bold cork cancel, Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate (Image)
24c Green & Violet, Double
Grill, One Split (120 var). Cork cancel, interesting vignette shift to
the left, the second grill is split and has caused a few nibbed
perfs at bottom right, minor thin spot and faint corner crease, otherwise
Extremely Fine, the double grill, one split variety is not listed, Scott
Retail as normal double grill (Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Original gum, pretty pastel colors, perfectly centered within
well-balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
Our experience with the 1869 Pictorial Issue has shown that the 30c with grill (as opposed to Scott 121a without grill) is extremely rare in well-centered original-gum condition. Centering seems to be a challenge in this issue, and our best estimate is that 12 to 15 stamps exist in the Extremely Fine grade with original-gum.
With 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Large part original gum, bright colors, exceptionally
well-centered with nicely balanced margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL IN THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE. A WONDERFUL STAMP IN TERMS OF COLOR, CENTERING, FRESHNESS OF PAPER AND IMPRESSION.
With 1993 P.F. certificate (Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Original gum, brilliant colors, wide margins VERY FINE AND REMARKABLY FRESH ORIGIINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
With 1979 P.F. certificate (Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Original gum, bright colors and sharp impressions on brilliant
paper, expertly reperfed at left (not noted on certificate)FRESH AND VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
With 1975 P.F. certificate (Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Brilliant colors on bright paper, bold strike of Shanghai,
China segmented cork cancel, unusually wide margins, Extremely Fine
Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 2004 P.F. certificate (Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Bright colors, bold 4-Petal cancel of Nagasaki, Japan,
few tiny thin spots, appears Very Fine, an extremely rare cancel on the 30c
1869 (a full 3c 1869 cover was in the Juhring collection), with 2002 P.S.E.
and 2003 P.F. certificates (Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Almost perfectly centered with wide margins, cork cancel, bright
colors, Extremely Fine (Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Jumbo margins all around, rich colors, bold circle of wedges
cancel, expertly filled thin, appears Extremely Fine
(Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Unusually deep rich colors, choice cntering with balanced
margins, bold strike of circle of V's cancel, Very Fine and choice, with
2004 P.F. certificate (Image)