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**1869 Pictorial Issue (10c - 15c):**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
298		10c Yellow (116). Part original gum, small thin spot, Very Fine appearance, Scott Retail without gum (Image)	900.00	400.00
299		10c Yellow (116). Original gum, reperfed on three sides, some oxidation, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	1,750.00	300.00
300		10c Yellow (116). Unused (no gum), brilliant color, trivial tear between perfs at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine (Image)	900.00	240.00
301		10c Yellow (116). Perfectly centered, intense color on fresh paper with long full perfs, perfectly struck New York circular datestamp, Extremely Fine and choice (Image)	140.00	550.00
302		10c Yellow (116). Well-centered with remarkably wide margins at sides, well-struck circle of wedges and light red cancels, reperfed straddle margin at left, looks Extremely Fine (Image)	140.00	140.00
303		12c Green (117). Original gum, very slight disturbance from moisture in mount, wide margins, deep shade and proof-like impression, Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,900.00	1,300.00
304		12c Green (117). Original gum, lightly hinged, sharp impression, horizontal creases at bottom, otherwise Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,900.00	270.00
305		12c Green (117). Perfect centering with wide and even margins all around, deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, light strike of target cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	150.00	425.00
306		12c Green (117). Deep rich color, cancelled by large "N" cancel of Nagasaki, Japan, stamp with small tears at bottom right and at top, otherwise Fine, a full and clear strike of this extremely rare cancel, which was used in the Consular Post Office at Nagasaki, Japan, between 1870 and 1872 -- it may be unique on a stamp of the 1869 Pictorial Issue (Image)	E. 1,000-1,500	700.00
307		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Traces of original gum, perfectly centered, bright shades of Brown and Blue with lovely clear impressions, unusually fresh paper EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1869 15-CENT TYPE I -- VERY RARE IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION. The 15c Type I was produced from the first plates used to print the 1869 Pictorial Issue for its March release. The May 1869 second printing was made from a new frame plate, which produced Type II stamps. Type I's are considerably scarcer than Type II's, and unused examples of Type I are extremely rare. With 1971 and 1993 P.F. certificates. Scott value with original gum is $6,000.00. (Image)	3,500.00	4,000.00
308		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Cork cancel, vignette clearly visible, well-centered, bright colors, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	600.00	500.00

1869 Pictorial Issue (10c - 15c):

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

298

10c Yellow (116). Part original gum, small thin spot, Very Fine appearance, Scott Retail without gum (Image)

900.00

400.00

299

10c Yellow (116). Original gum, reperfed on three sides, some oxidation, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

1,750.00

300.00

300

10c Yellow (116). Unused (no gum), brilliant color, trivial tear between perfs at bottom right, otherwise Very Fine (Image)

900.00

240.00

301

10c Yellow (116). Perfectly centered, intense color on fresh paper with long full perfs, perfectly struck New York circular datestamp, Extremely Fine and choice (Image)

140.00

550.00

302

10c Yellow (116). Well-centered with remarkably wide margins at sides, well-struck circle of wedges and light red cancels, reperfed straddle margin at left, looks Extremely Fine (Image)

140.00

303

12c Green (117). Original gum, very slight disturbance from moisture in mount, wide margins, deep shade and proof-like impression, Extremely Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,900.00

1,300.00

304

12c Green (117). Original gum, lightly hinged, sharp impression, horizontal creases at bottom, otherwise Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,900.00

270.00

305

12c Green (117). Perfect centering with wide and even margins all around, deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, light strike of target cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

150.00

425.00

306

12c Green (117). Deep rich color, cancelled by large "N" cancel of Nagasaki, Japan, stamp with small tears at bottom right and at top, otherwise Fine, a full and clear strike of this extremely rare cancel, which was used in the Consular Post Office at Nagasaki, Japan, between 1870 and 1872 -- it may be unique on a stamp of the 1869 Pictorial Issue (Image)

E. 1,000-1,500

700.00

307

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Traces of original gum, perfectly centered, bright shades of Brown and Blue with lovely clear impressions, unusually fresh paper

EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1869 15-CENT TYPE I -- VERY RARE IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION.

The 15c Type I was produced from the first plates used to print the 1869 Pictorial Issue for its March release. The May 1869 second printing was made from a new frame plate, which produced Type II stamps. Type I's are considerably scarcer than Type II's, and unused examples of Type I are extremely rare.

With 1971 and 1993 P.F. certificates. Scott value with original gum is $6,000.00. (Image)

3,500.00

4,000.00

308

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Cork cancel, vignette clearly visible, well-centered, bright colors, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

600.00

500.00