30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Original gum, lightly hinged, brilliant colors, perfectly
centered with wide margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL IN THE FINEST CONDITION ATTAINABLE. A WONDERFUL STAMP IN TERMS OF GUM, COLOR, CENTERING, FRESHNESS OF PAPER AND IMPRESSION.
The rarity of centered original-gum examples of the 30c 1869 with grill is somewhat obscured by the availability of off-center copies of the 30c with and without grill. If the scope were narrowed to Scott 121 only, and only grades of Very Fine or Extremely Fine were considered, we estimate that fewer than 15 examples would be counted. Among the qualifying stamps, this is without challenge one of the finest two or three.
With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Unused (no gum), brilliant colors, enormous
marginsEXTREMELY FINE. A HUGE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE.
With 1988 and 2002 P.F. certificates (Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Dark colors, red cork cancel, Fine
(Image)
30c Ultramarine & Carmine
(121). Rich colors, neat strike of town datestamp and also trace of
blue transit cancel, faint diagonal crease at top left, otherwise
Very Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
(Image) 
30c Blue & Carmine, Without
Grill (121a). Original gum, small h.r., fresh and bright
colorsFINE. A RARE SOUND ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 30-CENT 1869 ISSUE WITHOUT GRILL.
With 1980 and 1996 P.F. certificates (Image)
90c Carmine & Black, Without
Grill (122a). Fresh original gum, intense colors and proof-like
impressionsVERY FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF THE 90-CENT 1869 PICTORIAL ISSUE WITHOUT GRILL. ONLY 23 EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AS GENUINE BY THE PHILATELIC FOUNDATION.
Of the 23 copies certified as genuine by the Philatelic Foundation, only sixteen have either part or full original gum. Only nine of these are completely sound.
With 2002 P.F. certificate (Image)