Sale 1290 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 28-29 June, 2023
Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 246-284)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1299
50c Orange (260). Original gum, lightly hinged, vibrant color, Very Fine, with 2019 P.S.A.G. certificate (VF 80)
475
375
1300
$1.00 Black, Ty. I, II (261-261A). Block of four, left stamps Type I, right stamps Type II, original gum, top pair lightly hinged, bottom left Ty. I Mint N.H., bottom right Ty. II not hinged but small mark on gum, bright shade and crisp impressionFINE AND SCARCE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $1.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE SHOWING A COMBINATION OF TYPES I AND II.
The $1.00 1894-95 Issue was printed in a sheet of 200 comprised of two panes of 100. The left pane and left half of the right pane were Type I, while the right half of the right pane was Type II. Combination pairs and strips, which exist only between the fifth and sixth columns, are rare and desirable. According to Bartels and Brookman, only 8,762 of the Type II were issued in total, and of these only a small fraction (20%) come from the positions that could yield combination pairs.
9,500
1,600
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$5.00 Dark Green (263). Disturbed original gum, deep rich color, reperfed at left, Fine appearance, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate
4,000
850
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4c Dark Brown (269). Mint N.H. with wide top plate no. 195 selvage, deep rich color, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E (ungraded) and 2011 P.F. certificates (XF 90)
125
325
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6c Dull Brown (271). Bottom imprint and plate no. 28 strip of three, side stamps Mint N.H., center stamp lightly hinged, Fine, with 2022 P.F. certificate (F 70)
760
225
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50c Orange (275). Original gum, lightly hinged, gorgeous fiery color, Very Fine and choice, ex Curtis, with 2000 P.F. and 2021 P.S.E. certificates (VF-XF 85; SMQ $325.00)
240
325
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Original gum, deep shade and impression, Very Fine, with 2000 P.F. certificate
1,250
900
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Outstanding centering and margins, intense shade, registry oval and red cancels, fresh and Extremely Fine Gem, with 2019 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,400.00), only one used example grades higher (at 98)
200
800
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$5.00 Dark Green (278). Original gum, with bottom part imprint selvage, rich color on bright paper, Very Fine, with 2008 P.F. certificate
2,000
750
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