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VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1869 15-CENT TYPE II.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Image)
FINE-VERY FINE. A VERY RARE BLOCK OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE TYPE II WITH MARVELOUS RICH COLORS AND IMPRESSIONS.
With 1981 P.F. certificate which states "unused, original gum" (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED EXAMPLE OF THE 24-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADED SUPERB 98 BY P.S.E. -- THIS IS THE HIGHEST GRADE AWARDED TO DATE AND THE ONLY EXAMPLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GRADE.
This marvelous used 24c 1869 from the Senchuk collection defies the norms of this issue. Although the space between subjects on the 24c 1869 frame plate provided ample room for perforations, the National Bank Note Co. employees had difficulty applying lines of perforations in a uniform manner. Therefore, stamps with balanced margins on all four sides represent a tiny fraction of the original population. Surviving used examples also show the tendency of postal clerks to zealously cancel high-denomination stamps that were typically used on mail to foreign countries or on heavy registered letters. In this stamp we have a degree of perfection rarely achieved by the manufacturer and a fortuitously merciful cancellation, leaving most of the design unobscured.
With 2009 P.S.E. certificate (Superb 98, SMQ $12,900.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date and the only example to achieve this grade. (Image)