2008 Rarities of the World continued...

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY TWO COLOR COMBINATIONS OF THIS ESSAY ON VEINED IVORY CARD, AND IS BELIEVED TO BE UNIQUE.

The other known color combination, in Black on Green veined ivory card, was offered in our Finkelburg sale, where it realized $2,400 hammer in 1999. (Image)

VERY FINE. THIS COLOR COMBINATION FOR THE 30-CENT 1869 COLOR TRIAL PROOFS IS REPORTEDLY UNIQUE.

Eleven colors are listed in Scott Catalogue, and all are believed to be unique. (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

With 2007 P.F. certificate (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF-SUPERB 95 JUMBO BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE.

With 2007 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo, SMQ $3,750.00 as 95, $10,600.00 as 98). (Image)

VERY FINE. THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED USAGE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE ON COVER TO PERU. FROM THE DAVIS CORRESPONDENCE.

The franking pays the 34c rate via American Packet and thence by British Mails via Panama. The Davis correspondence is more often found franked with 15c stamps.

Ex Haas, LeBow and Lafayette. Illustrated in 1869 Census book on p. 196 and in February 1978 issue of Chronicle. With 1967 P.F. certificate (Image)

VERY FINE-EXTREMELY FINE. A SCARCE GROUP OF FIVE BLOCKS OF FOUR OF THE 90-CENT WASHINGTON ESSAY, SCOTT 122-E2

Scott Retail as singles (Image)

VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

With copies of 1980 and 2000 P.F. certificates (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.

With 1990 and 2008 P.F. certificates (Image)

EXTREMELY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL USED EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED XF 90 JUMBO BY P.S.E.

With 2004 P.F. and 2001 and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 Jumbo, SMQ $4,850.00 as 90, $12,100.00 as 98). Only seven have graded higher to date (the highest grade is 95J) and only one other shares this grade. This is the highest grade for a used stamp we have offered to date. (Image)

VERY FINE AND CHOICE. A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE CANCELLED BY A BLUE CORK CANCEL.

As an indication of rarity, we have only sold six other examples of the 90c 1869 with blue cancels in the past 14 years. Of these, two were cancelled in transit by blue French cancels and not at the point of origin of use.

With 1995 .P.F. certificate (Image)