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The Nick Kirke Collection of Gem-Quality Used U.S. Stamps continued...

1902-08 Issues (Scott 300-320c)
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
3427   Image1c Blue Green (300). Jumbo margins and essentially perfectly centered, deep rich color, barely cancelled with design completely visible, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo, SMQ $300.00 as 98, unpriced in higher grade), one of four to achieve this desirable grade with none higher (Image)

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 0.25

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
3428   Image2c Carmine (301). Huge margins and essentially perfect centering, vibrant color on fresh paper, neat wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp, with 2011 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98, SMQ $600.00), this is the highest grade awarded and only one other has achieved this grade (Image)

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 0.50

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction
3429   Image3c Bright Violet (302). Bright vivid color, essentially perfect centering with wide margins, light cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98, SMQ $750.00), this is the highest grade awarded and only three others share this grade (Image)

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 4.00

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
3430   Image4c Brown (303). Deep rich color, almost mathematically perfect centering with wide margins, neat San Francisco machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 2011 P.F. and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98, SMQ $560.00), this is one of only two used examples to achieve this lofty grade with none higher, this stamp has a more attractive cancel (Image)

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 2.50

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
3431   Image5c Blue (304). Mathematically precise centering with Jumbo margins, brilliant color on fresh paper, neat wavy-line machine cancel

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS STUNNING USED EXAMPLE OF THE 5-CENT 1902 ISSUE HAS BEEN AWARDED THE ULTIMATE GRADE OF GEM 100 JUMBO BY P.S.E.

With 2011 P.F. and P.S.E. certificates (Gem 100 Jumbo, unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ $700.00 as 98). This is the highest grade possible on the grading chart and it is shared by only one other (Image)

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 2.25

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
3432   Image5c Blue (304). Wide margins and precise centering, vibrant color on bright white paper beautifully complemented by a purple registry cancel, fresh and crisp, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98, SMQ $700.00), only three share this grade and only two have graded higher (including the 100J in the previous lot), however the purple cancel makes this a particularly desirable stamp among the handful of superb graded examples extant (Image)

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 2.25

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
3433   Image6c Claret (305). Perfect centering with wide margins, gorgeous fresh color on bright paper, neat wavy-line machine cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 2011 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98, SMQ $720.00), for seven years this has stood as the sole 6c 1902 Issue graded Superb 98, with no others equal to or higher (Image)

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 5.75

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
3434   Image8c Violet Black (306). Nearly perfect centering, bright shade on fresh paper, unobtrusive cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.F. and 2005 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98, SMQ $500.00), only two have graded higher and only three others share this grade (Image)

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 3.50

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
3435   Image10c Deep Red Brown (307). Jumbo margins and near perfect centering, extraordinarily deep rich color, bold oval cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2011 P.F. certificate, with 2010 and 2011 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo, SMQ $640.00 as 98, unpriced in higher grade), one of only two examples to achieve this lofty grade with none higher (the other offered in the following lot), the shade of this stamp sets it apart from other high-grade examples (Image)

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 3.25

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
3436   Image10c Pale Red Brown (307). Precise centering with extra wide margins, rich color, light cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a huge stamp, with 2011 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo, SMQ $640.00 as 98, unpriced in higher grade), one of only two examples to achieve this lofty grade with none higher (the other offered in the previous lot) (Image)

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 3.25

SOLD for $475.00
Will close during Public Auction
3437   Image13c Purple Black (308). Jumbo margins and outstanding centering, rich color on fresh paper, mostly face-free oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine Gem, a huge stamp, with 2008 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo, SMQ $220.00 as 95, $800.00 as 98), only one has graded higher (at 98) and this is the sole example to achieve a 95J grade (Image)

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 11.00

SOLD for $425.00
Will close during Public Auction

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