Sale 1017 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Thursday, 13-15 December, 2011
Category — 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (Scott 264-278)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
692
$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Bottom imprint and plate no. 84 strip of three, side stamps lightly hinged, center stamp h.r., beautiful warm shade, well-balanced marginsVERY FINE. A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL-GUM MULTIPLE OF THE 1895 $2.00 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. ONE OF THE RAREST IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER MULTIPLES OF THE ISSUE.
Lewis Kaufman records only five full imprint and plate number blocks of six, all in the Dark Blue sub-shade. The full plate block has a catalogue value of $85,000.00. The multiple offered here, in the Bright Blue shade, is an undercatalogued rarity.
4,000
2,100