Sale 1092 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 19-20 February, 2015
Category — 1894-1903 Bureau Issues (Scott 246-284)
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Realized
1200°
$1.00 Black, Ty. II (261A). Original gum, lightly hinged, intense impression on crisp paper, unusually choice centering with wide and balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 $1.00 TYPE II UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
With 1990 P.F. and 2008 P.S.E. certificates (OGph, XF-Superb 95; SMQ $6,800.00). This issue is difficult to obtain in the higher grades -- only two have graded higher (both 98) and one other shares this desirable grade.
2,100
5,000