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Nick Kirke Collection

1869 Pictorials (Used)

Grade Points: 95.88
Completion: 100.00%
Set Rating: 95.88
% Jumbo: 27.27%

Registrant's Email Address: kirke@philatelist.cz

Owner's Comments:
My aim for several years was to complete this set at minimum 95 which I have now achieved. The toughest values by far were the 1c and particularly the 6c. The 6c posed the kind of problem which confronts many grading enthusiasts I am sure. My initial 6c was an extraordinary stamp with huge balanced margins at the sides and slightly smaller but again balanced margins at the top and bottom. It graded a mere 90J. Then along comes a copy with smaller margins but more or less perfectly centred,ie the margins are of equal size on ALL sides. I sell the 90J and keep the 95. Well, in my heart of hearts I knew damn well that the 90J stamp was, dare I use the phrase, the 'one in a million' stamp yet I let it go. Before the advent of grading I would absolutely have said the 90J was the preferable copy. Of course, I could have kept both but that becomes an expensive tactic. I often sell to offset the cost of an upgrade. When one moves into the areas of a strong 90J and a weak 95 life gets difficult. Who said grading takes away the collector's ability to choose? I freely admit to occasionally allowing the number to predominate over my natural inclination. As possibly happened with that 1869 6c.

Nick Kirke Collection
Item Scott No. Issue Date Denom Color PSE Grade Pop* Pop
Higher*		 J Pop
Higher*		 Condition Owner's Comments
1c     1c              
2c     2c              
3c     3c              
6c     6c              
10c     10c  G Grill            
12c     12c  G grill            
15c     15c  type I            
15c     15c  type II            
24c     24c              
30c     30c  G Grill            
90c     90c  G Grill            

* Pop (population) values are the number of stamps graded by Scott number and condition for each item listed.
Pop Higher values represent the number of stamps which are worth more points in the Registry, taking into account bonus points for Jumbos whereas 80J = 83, 85J = 88, 90J = 93, 95J = 97, 98J = 99, 100J = 102. J Pop Higher values are the number of Jumbos graded higher for each item listed.