Sale 1033 — The Cloudrest Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday, 25 October, 2012
Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 249-283)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
4152
$5.00 Dark Green (263). Mint N.H., with wide selvage at left, choice centering and balanced margins, beautiful deep rich color and incredibly detailed impression showing all of the finely-engraved lines in the background, bright and fresh paper, slight wrinkle in selvage onlyVERY FINE AND CHOICE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $5.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
Without question, the $5.00 is the rarest of the 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue in sound, well-centered Mint Never-Hinged condition. It is unlikely that more than three or four Extremely Fine Mint N.H. examples exist.
Ex Whitman. Ward handstamp in selvage. With copy of 1993 P.F. certificate for block and 1999 P.F. certificate for single
15,000
11,500