Sale 1217 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 3 March, 2020
Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issue (Scott 246-284)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1003
P
1c-$5.00 1894 Bureau Issue, Small Die Proofs on Wove (247P2-263P2). Complete set of 13 proofs, bright colors, removed from card backing so many show the thinning that often occurs with Roosevelt album proofs when they are separated from their cards (the adhesive used is very difficult to dissolve), Very Fine appearance, only 85 albums were produced
3,535
700
1004
S
$2.00 Bright Blue, $5.00 Dark Green, Specimen Ovpt. Ty. E (277S-E-278S-E). Original gum, h.r., rich color, $2.00 Very Fine, $5.00 thin spot, appears Fine
700
250
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2c-6c 1894-95 Issue Imperforate (253P5, 267P5, 268P5, 270P5, 271P5). Pairs, original gum, 3c wmk. with right sheet margin, all have four large margins and are Very Fine
1,275
700
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15c Dark Blue (259). Bottom imprint and plate no. 52 block of six, original gum, center stamps h.r., other four Mint N.H., deep rich color on bright paper, top center stamp small thin spot from partial hinge removal, Fine-Very Fine appearance, a scarce plate block, we have offered only three others since keeping computerized records (one had toned spots and another had perfs into the design), we have never offered one in Mint N.H. condition
4,750
1,200
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$1.00 Black (261). Original gum, h.r., intense shade, three wide margins, Very Fine, with 1989 P.F. certificate
1,000
650
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$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Original gum, long and full perforations, wide margins, Very Fine and choice
2,750
2,300
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$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Attractively centered, deep color, light strike of New York registry oval cancel, Very Fine, with 1991 P.F. certificate
1,200
900
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$5.00 Dark Green (263). Original gum, lightly hinged, deep color and sharp impression, well-centered with wide marginsVERY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 UNWATERMARKED $5.00 BUREAU ISSUE.
With 1991 P.F. certificate.
4,000
2,600
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6c Dull Brown, Imperforate (271b). Left arrow block of four, original gum, bottom right stamp Mint N.H., large margins, rich color, top left stamp small thin spot, Very Fine appearance, a rare position block
825
600
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8c Violet Brown, USIR Watermark (272a). Vertical pair with right arrow selvage, showing clear "I" and "R" of watermark in selvage, "I" of watermark on top stamp and "S" on bottom stamp, slightly disturbed original gum, deep rich color, top stamp natural gum creaseVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM PAIR OF THE 1895 8-CENT WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE WITH "USIR" WATERMARK.
The "USIR" (United States Internal Revenue) watermark error occurred when a supply of paper reserved for revenue stamp production was used for printing the 6c and 8c postage stamps. There are approximately 75 known of the 8c with approximately ten unused, but many are either off-center or have flaws.
With 2010 P.S.A.G. certificate. Scott Retail for a single watermark error without premium for the bottom stamp or the position piece
6,000
2,200
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10c Dark Green, Imperforate (273a). Block of nine with left selvage showing part arrow, original gum, h.r. at top and left, large margins, small thin spot at bottom affects bottom left stamp and barely touches bottom center stamp, Very Fine appearance, scarce large multiple, Scott Retail as block of four and two pairs
1,550
650
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$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Original gum, attractive centering and margins with trace of guide arrow in perfs at top left, rich color, Very Fine, with 1990 P.F. certificate
900
550
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$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Original gum, deep rich color, well-centered, slightly shorter perf at top right not mentioned on accompanying certificate, appears Extremely Fine, with 1994 P.F. certificate
900
350
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$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Original gum, lightly hinged, plate no. 84 in bottom selvage, rich color in a dark shade, Very Fine and choice, with 1978 P.F. certificate
900
425
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$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Excellent centering, wonderfully rich color, oval registry cancel, Extremely Fine, with 2010 P.S.E. certificate (VF-XF 85; SMQ $600.00)
400
325
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$5.00 Dark Green (278). Slightly disturbed original gum, rich color, Very Fine, with 1984 P.F. certificate as "original gum"
2,000
950
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$5.00 Dark Green (278). Deep rich color on bright paper, well-proportioned margins, faint watermark, neat strikes of registry oval cancel, Very Fine and choice
600
325
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$5.00 Dark Green (278). Rich color, nicely centered, Very Fine, with 2007 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; SMQ $625.00)
600
300
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S
2c Red, Booklet Pane of Six, "Specimen" Ovpt. Ty. E (279BjS-E). Position D with plate no. 990 at top right, Mint N.H., rich color, Fine-Very Fine, accompanied by front and back booklet cover with "Specimen" overprint at left of cover and with two pieces of interleaving, with red "one of the first one one hundred books issued" and signed by Edwin C. Madden, a wonderful collateral item
E. 300-400
800
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