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

Sale Date — Tuesday, 21 April, 2026

*A buyer’s premium of 0% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.

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

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287

Sale 1375, Lot 287, The PSE #1 All-Time Finest Set of 1869 Re-issues with Original Gum

30c Ultramarine & Carmine, Re-Issue (131). Original gum, deep rich colors and detailed impressions on bright paper, fantastic centering with unusually wide and balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. — THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED. EASILY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.

With 1989 P.F. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, Superb 98). This is the highest grade awarded and four others share it. This is the first in this grade we have offered since our 2013 Curtis sale.

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