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
451
2c Rose Carmine (267c), Mint N.H. with part imprint selvage at left, brilliant color, trace of fingerprint on gumVERY FINE AND CHOICE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE DIFFICULT 2-CENT ROSE CARMINE SHADE. A WONDERFUL RARITY.
Brookman notes that this is the scarcest shade of the watermarked Bureau issue. With 2008 P.S.E. certificate (VF 80; unpriced in SMQ). This was the first certified by P.S.E. despite the fact that the shade was first listed in Scott Catalogue in 1999. Unpriced in Scott Catalogue
E. 2,000-3,000
3,250