Sale 1025 — 2012 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 26 June, 2012
Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issue thru Trans-Mississippi Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
197°
$5.00 Dark Green (278). Block of four, precise centering throughout, gorgeous rich color, single central strike of target cancelEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB USED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1895 $5.00 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
This is without question the finest used block we have offered in any of our auctions since keeping computerized records and in our Rarities sales since 1964.
With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (XF-Superb 95; blocks unpriced in SMQ)
4,000
5,000