Sale 1227 — Outstanding United States Stamps and Gold Coins
Sale Date — Monday-Friday, 19-23 October, 2020
Category — The Dr. Bernard S. Yudowitz Collection of Plate Blocks (Scott 230-299)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
3056
3c Purple, Imperforate (253a). Bottom imprint and plate no. 47 block of six, large margins, brilliant color, disturbed original gum, h.r., left pair vertical crease, small thin spot between pos. 2 and 3VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER BLOCK OF SIX OF THE 1894 3-CENT IMPERFORATE UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
Full imperforate sheets of 400 of the 3c, 4c, 5c and 10c values were removed from the Bureau and became available to collectors. They were not gummed when they came from the Bureau, but were later unofficially gummed.
Ex "Whitpain". With 2009 P.F. certificate as original gum. Scott value $7,500.00
E. 2,000-3,000
1,700
