$1.00 Black, Ty. I, II (261-261A). Block of four, left stamps Type I, right stamps Type II, original gum, top pair lightly hinged, bottom left Ty. I Mint N.H., bottom right Ty. II not hinged but small mark on gum, bright shade and crisp impression

FINE AND SCARCE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $1.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE SHOWING A COMBINATION OF TYPES I AND II.

The $1.00 1894-95 Issue was printed in a sheet of 200 comprised of two panes of 100. The left pane and left half of the right pane were Type I, while the right half of the right pane was Type II. Combination pairs and strips, which exist only between the fifth and sixth columns, are rare and desirable. According to Bartels and Brookman, only 8,762 of the Type II were issued in total, and of these only a small fraction (20%) come from the positions that could yield combination pairs.

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