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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1210°
$1.00 Black, Ty. I-II (276-276A). Horizontal pair, original gum, left stamp Type I, right stamp Type II, detailed impression on bright paper, choice centering with well-balanced marginsEXTREMELY FINE ORIGINAL-GUM COMBINATION PAIR OF THE 1895 $1.00 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
The $1.00 1894-95 Bureau Issue was printed in plates of 200 subjects. The plate consisted of fifteen vertical rows of Type I and five vertical rows of Type II, which accounts for the scarcity of Type II compared with Type I. There are only ten positions on the plate which yield combination pairs.
With 2014 P.F. certificate (VF 80).
2,250
1,900