Sale 1219 — The Edward Morton Collection of Outstanding Quality U.S. Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 8-9 April, 2020
Category — 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott 246-263)
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$1.00 Black (261). Original gum, perfectly centered with enormous margins on all sides, intense shade and sharp proof-like impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. THIS MASSIVE ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TYPE I UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IS GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E.
Ex Merlin. With 2011 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $8,900.00). This is the highest grade awarded to a hinged Scott 261 and it is shared by only one other. For Mint N.H., one grades 98J and one grades 100
1,000
4,000