Sale 1375 — The Nick Kardasis Collection of the 1869 Pictorial Issue, Part One
Sale Date — Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
Category — Scott 112-122 Used-PSE Set Registry #1 All-Time Finest Set
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1c Buff (112). Brilliant color, bold strike of "PAID" straightline handstamp cancel, essentially perfectly centered
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT USED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. — THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND THE ONLY ONE TO ACHIEVE IT.
Brookman notes "The color of the stamp makes it difficult to find nicely cancelled copies and, since the stamp is rarely found well-centered, a truly superb copy is most difficult to find."
Ex Koppersmith and Saadi. With 1986 and 1991 P.F. and 2003 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98). This is the highest grade awarded and the only one to achieve it.
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6,750