Sale 1290A — The Cavia Porcellus Collection of Graded United States Stamps
Sale Date — Saturday, 22 July, 2023
Category — 1869 Pictorial Issue thru Trans-Mississippi Issue
6c Ultramarine (115). Strong color, cancelled by red New York circular datestamp, Extremely Fine, a stamp with great eye-appeal, with 2017 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
Certificate
2017 PF No. 545935 Graded 90 View Cert
Columbians and Trans-Mississippi, Superb Used Balance. Choice group of fifteen mostly graded used stamps, includes Columbians 1c (PSAG 95J with World's Fair cancel), 2c (P.S.E. 95), 3c (P.S.E. 85 with purple cancel), 4c (P.S.E. 95), 5c (P.S.E. 95), 6c (2, 235 and 235a P.S.E. 90), 8c (3, PSAG 95, P.F. 85 blue cancel, P.F. with World's Fair cancel), 10c (P.F. with purple cancel), Trans-Mississippi includes 4c (2, P.F. 90 with purple cancel, PSAG 90), 5c (P.S.E. 90 with blue cancel), neat cancels, fresh and Very Fine and choice to Extremely Fine
15c Columbian (238). Wide margins and precise centering, deep rich color, light circular datestamp cancel leaves design fully visible, Extremely Fine Gem, a beautiful used 15c Columbian, with 1987, 2002 P.F. and 2006 and 2019 P.S.E. certificates (both XF-Superb 95; SMQ $750.00)
Certificate
2019 PSE No. 01362180 Graded 95 View Cert
2006 PSE No. 01073818 Graded 95 View Cert
2002 PF No. 0379883 Graded 95 View Cert
1987 PF No. 0180286 View Cert
5c Dull Blue, Trans-Mississippi (288). Mint N.H., exceptional centering and deep rich color, bright and fresh in every respect, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2009 P.F. certificate showing bottom plate number selvage which has been removed (XF-Superb 95)
Certificate
2009 PF No. 478401 Graded 95 View Cert
$1.00 Trans-Mississippi (292). Deep shade on bright paper, wide and balanced margins, unobtrusive strike of target cancel at bottom right, fresh and Extremely Fine, a choice used example of this beautiful commemorative issue, with 2007 P.F. (XF 90) and 2009 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $1,500.00)
$2.00 Orange Brown, Trans-Mississippi (293). Strong color, New York registry oval cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2017 P.S.E. certificate
Certificate
2017 PSE No. 01333913 View Cert