Sale 1050 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 16-17 July, 2013
Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 258-282C)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
393
10c Dark Green (258). Original gum, lightly hinged, gorgeous deep color, wide margins and choice centering, Extremely Fine, with 1990 A.P.S. certificate
300
425
394
$1.00 Black (261). Mint N.H., intense shade and detailed impression, tight margins but perfs clear all around, Fine, the $1.00 1894 Unwatermarked is scarce in Mint N.H. condition, with 2010 P.F. certificate as block of ten and 2013 P.F. certificate as single
3,150
2,100
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$1.00 Black (261). Original gum, deep shade and detailed impression, wide margins, Very Fine and choice, with 1986 P.F. and 2013 P.S.E. certificates
1,000
1,300
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum, single light hinge mark, deep shade on bright paper, proof-like impression, well-proportioned marginsVERY FINE AND CHOICE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 $1.00 TYPE II WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
With 1981 and 1986 P.F. and 2013 P.S.E. certificates
2,100
2,100
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$5.00 Dark Green (263). Original gum, wide margins and intense color, natural gum creases or wrinkles, small light corner crease, otherwise Very Fine
4,500
700
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$5.00 Dark Green (263). Original gum, barely hinged with characteristic crackly original gum, wonderful deep rich color, Fine, scarce with original gum
4,500
1,100
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$5.00 Dark Green (263). Wide margins, deep rich color, lightly struck oval registry cancel, Very Fine, a stamp with wonderful eye appeal
2,750
2,200
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$5.00 Dark Green (263). Rich color on bright paper, unobtrusive cancel, horizontal crease and filled thin, appears Fine, with 1982 and 2013 P.F. certificates, only the latter mentioning the faults
2,750
800
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2c Carmine, Ty. II-III (266-267). Block of four, left stamps lightly hinged Ty. II, right stamps Mint N.H. Ty. III, brilliant color, fresh and Very Fine-Extremely Fine combination block, ex Vineyard, with 2004 P.F. certificate, Scott Retail as two hinged Ty. II-III pairs (Mint N.H. pairs $500.00 each)
350
250
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6c Dull Brown (271). Mint N.H., pretty shade, unusually choice centeringEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 6-CENT WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
With 1984 P.F. certificate as block of nine and 2013 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $4,000.00). Only one Mint N.H. stamp has graded higher (at 95J).
360
3,750
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10c Dark Green (273). Mint N.H. with plate no. 62 selvage at left, proof-like impression, choice centering with wide margins all around, two small gum skips, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
280
250
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15c Dark Blue, 50c Orange (274-275). Original gum, former Mint N.H. and Very Fine; latter gorgeous color, barely hinged and well-centered, Extremely Fine, former with copy of 1985 P.F. certificate for strip of three, latter with 2012 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90)
885
650
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15c Dark Blue (274). Mint N.H. with wide bottom plate no. 264 selvage, intense shade on bright paper, Very Fine and choice, with copy of 1994 P.F. certificate for strip of three
625
425
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$1.00 Black, Ty. I (276). Original gum, intense shade and impression on bright paper, long and full perforations, Extremely Fine, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (OGh, XF 90; SMQ $950.00)
600
600
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$1.00 Black, Ty. I (276). Original gum, barest trace of hinging, intense shade, Fine and attractive, with 1986 P.F. certificate
600
400
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Original gum, unusually choice centering, detailed impression on white paper, Extremely Fine
1,250
1,250
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Well-centered with balanced margins, oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
210
250
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Wide margins, light cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 2004 P.F. certificate
210
225
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$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Mint N.H., rich color and proof-like impression on bright paperVERY FINE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
With 1998 and 2008 P.F. certificates (VF 80)
3,000
2,000
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$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Original gum, wide margins and choice centering, rich color and detailed impression, Extremely Fine, a handsome stamp
950
900
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$2.00 Dark Blue (277a). Wide and balanced margins, rich color, neat oval registry cancels, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.F. certificate (XF 90)
450
550
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$5.00 Dark Green (278). Well-centered, rich color, oval registry cancel, Very Fine and choice, with 1999 P.F. certificate
625
475
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$5.00 Dark Green (278). Wide margins, deep rich color, oval registry cancel, Very Fine
625
400
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$5.00 Dark Green (278). Wide margins, rich color, oval registry cancel, Very Fine
625
275
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$5.00 Dark Green (278). Choice centering, rich color, oval registry cancel, light crease and tiny perf hole tear, Very Fine appearance, with 2013 P.F. certificate
625
200
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10c Brown, Ty. I (282C). Original gum, lightly hinged, pretty shade, gorgeous centering, Extremely Fine Gem, a superb stamp in every respect, with 2013 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Superb 98; SMQ $1,200.00)
175
850
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