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**1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue (12c - 15c)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description	Est/Cat	Realized
649		12c Green, Re-Issue (128). Original gum, incredibly deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, wide margins A VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE. With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,500.00	2,200.00
650		12c Green, Re-Issue (128). Part original gum, deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, wide margins, fresh and Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate (Image)	2,500.00	1,050.00
651		12c Green, Re-Issue (128). Unused (no gum), deep rich color and proof-like impression, fresh and Very Fine, with copy of 1974 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,400.00	750.00
652		15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Original gum, perfectly centered with wide balanced margins all around, incredibly fresh colors and proof-like impressions on crisp paper EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE. With 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,900.00	3,250.00
653		15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Original gum, choice centering with wide margins, beautiful deep rich colors, incredibly detailed impressions of both vignette and frame EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE. An example with similar centering realized $4,750 in our September auction. (Image)	1,900.00	1,900.00
654		15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich colors and sharp proof-like impressions on bright paper A FRESH AND VERY FINE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE. With 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,900.00	1,500.00
655		15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Unused (no gum), deep rich colors and sharp proof-like impressions, choice centering with wide margins all around, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,050.00	1,400.00
656		15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Unused (no gum), fresh and bright colors, small thin spot and small tear, Very Fine appearance, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)	1,050.00	450.00
657		15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue, Imperforate Horizontally (129a). Unused (no gum), incredibly fresh colors and sharp impressions, choice centering with wide margins at top and bottom, scissors separated perfs, small violet experts backstamp EXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 RE-ISSUE IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY. Jonathan W. Rose, in his book United States Postage Stamps of 1869, estimates that no more than five to ten copies of this error exist, although our estimate is higher. Only one sheet of 100 was issued, and all were cut into singles by a clerk in the Third Assistant Postmaster General's office. It is not known how many were sold. (Image)	3,500.00	3,000.00

1875 Re-Issue of 1869 Pictorial Issue (12c - 15c)

Lot

Sym.

Lot Description

Est/Cat

Realized

649

12c Green, Re-Issue (128). Original gum, incredibly deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, wide margins

A VERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 12-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE.

With 1998 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,500.00

2,200.00

650

12c Green, Re-Issue (128). Part original gum, deep rich color and sharp proof-like impression, wide margins, fresh and Very Fine, with 1977 P.F. certificate (Image)

2,500.00

1,050.00

651

12c Green, Re-Issue (128). Unused (no gum), deep rich color and proof-like impression, fresh and Very Fine, with copy of 1974 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,400.00

750.00

652

15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Original gum, perfectly centered with wide balanced margins all around, incredibly fresh colors and proof-like impressions on crisp paper

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE.

With 1985 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,900.00

3,250.00

653

15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Original gum, choice centering with wide margins, beautiful deep rich colors, incredibly detailed impressions of both vignette and frame

EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE.

An example with similar centering realized $4,750 in our September auction. (Image)

1,900.00

654

15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep rich colors and sharp proof-like impressions on bright paper

A FRESH AND VERY FINE 15-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL RE-ISSUE.

With 1992 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,900.00

1,500.00

655

15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Unused (no gum), deep rich colors and sharp proof-like impressions, choice centering with wide margins all around, Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,050.00

1,400.00

656

15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue (129). Unused (no gum), fresh and bright colors, small thin spot and small tear, Very Fine appearance, with 1995 P.F. certificate (Image)

1,050.00

450.00

657

15c Brown & Blue, Re-Issue, Imperforate Horizontally (129a). Unused (no gum), incredibly fresh colors and sharp impressions, choice centering with wide margins at top and bottom, scissors separated perfs, small violet experts backstamp

EXTREMELY FINE AND CHOICE EXAMPLE OF THE 15-CENT 1869 RE-ISSUE IMPERFORATE HORIZONTALLY.

Jonathan W. Rose, in his book United States Postage Stamps of 1869, estimates that no more than five to ten copies of this error exist, although our estimate is higher. Only one sheet of 100 was issued, and all were cut into singles by a clerk in the Third Assistant Postmaster General's office. It is not known how many were sold. (Image)

3,500.00

3,000.00