$1.00 Black, Ty. I, II (261-261A). Block of 18 in 6 x 3 format with part arrow selvage at right, left column Type I (from the 5th column of the right pane), other 15 stamps Type II, original gum, 12 stamps Mint N.H., six stamps lightly hinged and two narrow h.r. reinforcing some minor perf separations, intense shade on bright white paper, centered slightly to top, natural gum crease thru second vertical row

FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST MULTIPLES OF THE $1.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE SHOWING A COMBINATION OF TYPES I AND II. A BEAUTIFUL SHOWPIECE.

The $1.00 1894-95 Issue was printed in a sheet of 200 comprised of two panes of 100. The left pane and left half of the right pane were Type I, while the right half of the right pane was Type II. Combination pairs and strips, which exist only between the fifth and sixth columns, are rare and desirable. Large multiples showing both types are even more rare (there are only four recorded plate blocks). According to Bartels and Brookman, only 8,762 of the Type II were issued in total, and of these only a small fraction (20%) come from the positions that could yield combination pairs.

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