Sale 1100 — United States Stamps and Covers
Sale Date — Monday, 22 June, 2015
Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issues, 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue (Scott 263-293)
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Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
56
$5.00 Dark Green (263). Block of four, original gum, h.r. where few perf separations sensibly reinforced, rich color, natural gum bends and creases not mentioned on accompanying certificateFINE-VERY FINE. A RARE ORIGINAL-GUM BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 1894 $5.00 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
Very few blocks remain intact, as most have been broken to feed collector demand for singles. We have offered only two others, both with similar centering, in over a decade.
Ex Frelinghuysen. With 2012 P.F. certificate
22,000
6,250