Sale 1375 — The Nick Kardasis Collection of the 1869 Pictorial Issue, Part One

Sale Date — Tuesday, 21 April, 2026

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Category — The PSE #1 All-Time Finest Set of 1869 Re-issues with Original Gum

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Sale 1375, Lot 282, The PSE #1 All-Time Finest Set of 1869 Re-issues with Original Gum

6c Blue, Re-Issue (126). Original gum, rich color on bright paper, beautiful centering with wide and balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 6-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE, GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 BY P.S.E. — THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED.

With 2000 P.F. and 2016 P.S.E. certificates (OGh, XF-Superb 95). This is the highest grade awarded and it is shared by only four others. This is the first in this grade we have offered since our 2009 Whitman auction.

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