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**1869 Pictorial Issue (15c)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
594		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Original gum, lightly hinged, remarkably choice centering, bright fresh colors on crisp white paper, clear grill points, vignette nicely aligned to show Type I design characteristics of frame EXTREMELY FINE. A VERY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE I 1869 PICTORIAL WITH EXCEPTIONALLY CHOICE CENTERING. With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)	7,000.00	15,500.00
595		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Unused (no gum), perfectly centered, bright shades of Brown and Blue with lovely clear impressions EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 1869 15-CENT TYPE I -- VERY RARE IN THIS SUPERB CONDITION. With 1974 P.F. certificate (Image)	3,500.00	1,600.00
596		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Unused (no gum), brilliant colors, sharp and proof-like impressions on bright paper VERY FINE AND CHOICE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE I 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. A BRILLIANT STAMP. With copy of 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)	3,500.00	1,250.00
597		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Fresh colors on bright paper, remarkably choice centering, neat strike of cancel leaves vignette and type characteristics clearly visible, Extremely Fine (Image)	600.00	950.00
598		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Bright colors, light strike of target cancel leaves vignette clearly visible, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)	600.00	450.00
599		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Large part original gum, incredibly deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, wide margins all around EXTREMELY FINE. THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL IS EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN SUCH SUPERB, WELL-CENTERED ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION. A BEAUTIFUL STAMP. With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)	3,000.00	5,750.00
600		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Unused (no gum), deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, virtually perfect centering with wide and evenly-balanced margins EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITH WONDERFUL COLOR, CENTERING AND OVERALL FRESHNESS. This superb stamp has the brilliance of its re-issue counterpart, Scott 129, which is rarely encountered in stamps from the 1869 Type II printing. (Image)	1,400.00	1,200.00
601		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Deep rich colors, light strike of quartered cork cancel, fresh and Very Fine (Image)	250.00	220.00
602		15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Perfectly centered with wide margins, rich colors, vignette and frame are perfectly aligned, circle of wedges cancel and trace of red cancel at bottom, Extremely Fine (Image)	400.00	300.00

1869 Pictorial Issue (15c)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

594

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Original gum, lightly hinged, remarkably choice centering, bright fresh colors on crisp white paper, clear grill points, vignette nicely aligned to show Type I design characteristics of frame

EXTREMELY FINE. A VERY RARE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE I 1869 PICTORIAL WITH EXCEPTIONALLY CHOICE CENTERING.

With 1981 P.F. certificate (Image)

7,000.00

15,500.00

595

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Unused (no gum), perfectly centered, bright shades of Brown and Blue with lovely clear impressions

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

With 1974 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,500.00

1,600.00

596

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Unused (no gum), brilliant colors, sharp and proof-like impressions on bright paper

VERY FINE AND CHOICE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE I 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE. A BRILLIANT STAMP.

With copy of 1983 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,500.00

1,250.00

597

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Fresh colors on bright paper, remarkably choice centering, neat strike of cancel leaves vignette and type characteristics clearly visible, Extremely Fine (Image)

600.00

950.00

598

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. I (118). Bright colors, light strike of target cancel leaves vignette clearly visible, Very Fine and choice, with 1997 P.F. certificate (Image)

600.00

450.00

599

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Large part original gum, incredibly deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, wide margins all around

EXTREMELY FINE. THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL IS EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN SUCH SUPERB, WELL-CENTERED ORIGINAL-GUM CONDITION. A BEAUTIFUL STAMP.

With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

3,000.00

5,750.00

600

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Unused (no gum), deep rich colors and proof-like impressions, virtually perfect centering with wide and evenly-balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT TYPE II 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITH WONDERFUL COLOR, CENTERING AND OVERALL FRESHNESS.

This superb stamp has the brilliance of its re-issue counterpart, Scott 129, which is rarely encountered in stamps from the 1869 Type II printing. (Image)

1,400.00

1,200.00

601

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Deep rich colors, light strike of quartered cork cancel, fresh and Very Fine (Image)

250.00

220.00

602

15c Brown & Blue, Ty. II (119). Perfectly centered with wide margins, rich colors, vignette and frame are perfectly aligned, circle of wedges cancel and trace of red cancel at bottom, Extremely Fine (Image)

400.00

300.00