Sale 1389 — The Nick Kardasis Collection of the 1869 Pictorial Issue, Part Two
Sale Date — Wednesday, 30 September, 2026
Category — 2¢ Horse and Post Rider (Scott 113)
2c Brown (113). Wide margins and perfectly centered, deep shade, cancelled by 6-Point Segmented Star cancel of New York City, Extremely Fine Gem, with 2021 P.S.A.G. certificate, SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Choice centering, bright shade, part strike of negative Star of David fancy cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1990, 1999 and 2021 P.F. certificates (XF 90), SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Perfectly centered, deep shade and proof-like impression, cancelled by rim of circular datestamp and faint trace of reddish cancel at right, Extremely Fine, SCV $90 with black cancel
2c Brown (113). Wide margins, beautifully centered, small rosette fancy cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1990 P.S.E. and 2000 P.F. certificates, SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Wide margins and choice centering, bold larget cancel, Extremely Fine, ex Hinrichs, with 1999 P.F. certificate, SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Extra wide margins and perfect centering, deep shade, segmented cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate, SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Almost perfect centering, wide margins, bright shade, lightly struck cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate, SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Deep shade, choice centering, quartered cork cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2007 P.F. certificate, SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Bright shade, well-centered, unusual oval cork with segmented quarters on one side, struck in a position that shows the pony and rider in the middle, Extremely Fine, with 1988 P.F. certificate, SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Perfect centering, rich color, target cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate, SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Jumbo margins, rich color, cancelled by blue 7-bar grid cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.F. certificate, SCV $140
2c Brown (113). Perfect centering, deep rich color, cancelled by blue circle of wedges cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2022 P.F. certificate, SCV $140
2c Brown (113). Well-centered, deep shade, cancelled by bold blue target cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1983 P.F. certificate, SCV $140
2c Brown (113). Well-centered, bright shade, perfect strike of blue target cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2009 P.F. certificate, SCV $140
2c Brown (113). Beautifully centered, crisp shade, cancelled by "PAID" which was probably a "Paid All" marking, Very Fine and choice, with 1995 P.F. certificate, SCV $105
2c Brown (113). Rich color, clear strike of "PAID ALL" straightline handstamp, few short perfs at left, thin spot, Very Fine appearance
2c Brown (113). Rich color nicely complemented by blue "B" fancy cancel (unlisted in Skinner-Eno), pressed-out grill, few minor perf creases, Very Fine strike and an attractive stamp
2c Brown (113). Wide margins with interpane margin at left, rich color, cancelled by full clear strike of "C" fancy cancel, Extremely Fine, SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Bright shade, bold strike of large "D" fancy cancel (unlisted in Skinner-Eno), faint corner crease at top right, tiny corner perf crease at bottom right (both are negligible), Extremely Fine strike, with 2008 P.F. certificate
2c Brown (113). Wide margins, cancelled by nearly complete and clear strike of Spiral fancy cancel, light diagonal creases, Extremely Fine appearance, with 1998 P.F. certificate, SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Choice centering, dark shade, cancelled by 4 Petals fancy cancel, Very Fine, with 2010 P.F. certificate, SCV $90
2c Brown (113). Wide margins and choice centering, bright shade, cancelled by "X" cancel of Yokohama, Japan, tiny thin spot, couple small creases, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2004 P.F. certificate, SCV $490
2c Brown (113). Horizontal pair, remarkably choice centering, segmented cork cancels, Extremely Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate, SCV $190
2c Brown (113). Horizontal pair, interpane margin at right, perfs in a bottom, tied by Boston duplex datestamp and segmented cork cancel on small piece with "M/W/A/S" in circle handstamp applied at British post office, Fine
2c Brown (113). 22 stamps selected for cancellations, includes 12 with blue cancels ($50 SCV premium for each), shapes include targets, segmented cork, star, rosette, leaf, most are well-centered, 19 have P.F. certificates and 12 of those mention small faults, others with certs are sound and those without appear to be sound, a very beautiful group that would be challenging to duplicate, SCV $2,580