Sale 905 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Monday, 12 December, 2005
Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 246 thru 263)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2101
1c Blue (247). Mint N.H., beautiful margins and centering, bright and crisp, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
200
130
2102
2c Pink, Ty. I (248). Mint N.H., interesting small inking flaw to left of bust, fresh paper with long full perfs, Very Fine, with 2001 P.F. certificate
77
55
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2c Carmine, Ty. I (250). Mint N.H., radiant color, wide margins, Very Fine and choice
77
130
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3c Purple (253). Sheet selvage at left, original gum, lightly hinged, deep shade, Very Fine and choice, with 2002 P.F. certificate
125
95
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3c Purple (253). Very slightly disturbed original gum, beautiful margins and incredibly well-centered, fresh color, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90)
125
115
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4c Dark Brown (254). Original gum, lightly hinged, dark color on brilliant paper, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
160
325
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4c Dark Brown (254). Original gum, lightly hinged, dark color, well-centered with huge margins at top and bottom, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
160
350
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5c Chocolate (255). Mint N.H., rich color on brilliant paper, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.F. certificate
300
475
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6c Dull Brown (256). Mint N.H., deep rich color, precise centering, Extremely Fine, with 2002 P.S.E. certificate
450
0
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8c Violet Brown (257). Mint N.H., beautiful wide margins and nearly perfectly centered, fresh and crisp, Extremely Fine
360
525
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8c Violet Brown (257). Original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered with even margins, deep dark shade, Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
140
450
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8c Violet Brown (257). Original gum, deep rich color, wide margins, Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
160
260
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8c Violet Brown (257). Original gum, lightly hinged, light natural offset, uncommonly wide margins and nearly perfectly centered, Extremely Fine
160
0
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8c Violet Brown (257). Block of four, original gum, fresh, deep rich color, bottom left stamp tiny tear, otherwise Fine-Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
675
375
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10c Dark Green (258). Original gum with bottom sheet margin, lightly hinged, uniformly wide margins and quite well-centered, beautiful color, light gum creasing, otherwise Extremely Fine, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
300
260
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10c Dark Green (258). Mint N.H., pretty color, Very Fine, with 2004 P.F. certificate
800
750
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50c Orange (260). Original gum, rich color, single nibbed perf at right, otherwise Very Fine
575
190
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50c Orange (260). Original gum, choice margins, deep rich color, Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate
575
375
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2120
$1.00 Black (261). Original gum, lightly hinged, tiny gum soak at top right, still Very Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate
1,100
350
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$1.00 Black (261). Original gum, h.r., intense shade, few small thin spots, light gum soak at top from hinge, otherwise Fine
1,100
170
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$1.00 Black (261). Slightly disturbed original gum, three wide margins, Fine
1,100
200
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$1.00 Black (261). Unused (deceptively regummed), nicely centered, Very Fine
375
425
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum, nicely margined, faint soiling in top margin, otherwise Very Fine
2,300
700
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense color on bright paper, exceptionally well-centered, reperfed, Extremely Fine appearance
2,300
550
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum, exceptionally well-centered, small hinge covered thin and reperfed, Extremely Fine appearance.
2,300
475
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2128
$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum, fresh, intense color, fairly attractive centering, thin spot, Fine appearance
2,300
375
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Large part original gum, h.r., couple of small creases and tiny edge tears, appears Fine
2,300
375
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$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Slightly disturbed part original gum, reperfed, Fine appearance
2,300
350
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2132
$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Fairly light cancel, Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
750
550
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$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Original gum, lightly hinged, fresh, intense color and fine impression, Very Fine, with 1978 P.F. certificate
3,250
2,000
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$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Original gum, single hinge mark, radiant color, Very Fine, with 2005 P.F. certificate
3,250
1,350
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$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Original gum, faintly hinged, intense color, bottom perfs very slightly scissors blunted, otherwise fresh and Fine
3,250
700
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$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Original gum, barest trace of hinging (if at all), selvage at left, bright color, perfs cut in deeply, could be exhibited as a shining example of the Bureau's incompetence in perforating their first issue
3,250
525
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$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Three used singles, faults, trivial on one, Very Good-Fine appearance
3,750
600
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$5.00 Dark Green (263). Original gum, choice margins and very nicely centered with intense color on bright white paper, Very Fine, with photocopy of 1977 P.F. certificate for a block of four (top left stamp)
5,000
2,600
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$5.00 Dark Green (263). Slightly sweated original gum, well-centered, reperfed at right, Extremely Fine appearance
5,000
800
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$5.00 Dark Green (263). Well-centered, lightly cancelled, Very Fine, an extremely difficult stamp to find in sound well-centered used condition, with 2005 P.S.E. certificate
2,600
2,300
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