Sale 1062 — The Golden Oak Collection of Superb United States

Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 17-18 December, 2013

Category — 1895-98 Watermarked Bureau Issues (Scott 264-284)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
450
nh
Sale 1062, Lot 450, 1895-98 Watermarked Bureau Issues (Scott 264-284)2c Carmine, Ty. II-III (266-267). Mint N.H. horizontal pair, left stamp Type II, radiant color, gorgeous centering, Extremely Fine combination pair, with 2002 P.F. certificate, of the six plates used to print the Type II stamp (Scott 266), only one, plate 170, contained a combination of both Types II and III -- only three rows from one pane were Type II, leaving a total of ten positions out of the plate that can yield this combination of types

500
475