*A buyer’s premium of 18% of the winning bid was added as part of the total purchase price on all lots in this sale. Buyers were responsible for applicable sales tax, customs duty and any other prescribed charges. By placing a bid, bidders agreed to the terms and conditions in effect at the time of the sale.
Category — 1895 Watermarked and 1897-1903 Change of Colors Bureau Issues (Scott 264-284)
8c Violet Brown (272). Mint N.H., intense shade, wide and beautifully balanced margins, post-office fresh in every respect, Extremely Fine Gem, with 1988 P.F. and 2014 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95; SMQ $1,950.00), only seven grade higher