Sale 1375 — The Nick Kardasis Collection of the 1869 Pictorial Issue, Part One
Sale Date — Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
Category — Scott 112-122 Used-Superb Examples, Varieties and Multiples—lots 30-83
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Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
54
12c Green (117). Crisp impression, almost perfectly centered with wide and balanced margins, red cork cancel
EXTREMELY FINE GEM USED EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE, GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E.—ONLY ONE GRADES HIGHER.
With 2006 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98). Only one grades higher (at 100J, realized $8,000 in our 2020 Rarities sale). Only eight others share this grade; we checked and this is the only one cancelled solely in red or in any color other than black. Another in this grade is offered in this sale as lot 24.
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1,200