Sale 1277 — The Adventurer Collection of United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday-Wednesday, 7-8 March, 2023
Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issue (Scott 246-284)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2196
$1.00 Black (261). Original gum, lightly hinged, perfectly centered with wide margins on all sides, intense shade and sharp proof-like impressionEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A STUNNING AND SUPERB ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 $1.00 TYPE I UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, GRADED SUPERB 98 JUMBO BY P.S.E.
With 2002 P.F. and 2023 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, Superb 98 Jumbo; SMQ $9,750.00). This is the highest grade awarded to a hinged Scott 261 and it is shared by only two others. For Mint N.H., one grades 98J and one grades 100.
1,000
5,250