Sale 1251 — The John B. Field Collection of Superb United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Thursday, 2-3 March, 2022
Category — 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott 246-263)
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1184
$1.00 Black (261). Original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered with massive margins all around, intense shade and detailed impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 TYPE I UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. A STAMP OF TRULY MASSIVE PROPORTIONS.
Ex Merlin. With 2013 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $4,000.00). Only three grade higher (one at 98, two at 98J) and only five others share this grade.
1,000
2,800