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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289

Sale 1375, Lot 289, The PSE #1 All-Time Finest Set of 1869 Re-issues with Original Gum

1c Buff, 1880 Re-Issue (133). Mint N.H., rich color, perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS IS WITHOUT QUESTION THE FINEST MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE ONE-CENT 1880 RE-ISSUE WE HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. THIS REMARKABLE STAMP IS GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. — THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE IT.

We have offered only nine unduplicated Mint N.H. examples of this issue since keeping computerized records. None are as nice as the example offered here.

Ex "Hanover". With 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98; unpriced in SMQ in Mint N.H. condition. It is also unpriced in hinged condition above the grade of 95). This is the highest grade awarded in any category and the only example to achieve it. The next highest grade is 90 (one known, offered in our Sale 930)

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