Sale 904 — Superb United States Stamps

Sale Date — Saturday, 10 December, 2005

Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issues

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
273
 
Sale 904, Lot 273, 1894-98 Bureau Issues$1.00 Black, Ty. I-II (276-276A). Horizontal pair with full imprint at bottom, original gum, lightly hinged, intense shade and impression, choice centering

EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL-GUM COMBINATION PAIR OF THE TYPE I AND TYPE II UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. A HIGHLY DESIRABLE POSITION PIECE.

The plate of the $1.00 1894 Bureau Issue consisted of fifteen vertical rows of Type I and five vertical rows of Type II, which accounts for the scarcity of Type II compared with Type I. There are only ten positions on the plate which yield combination pairs. This pair, with the full imprint at bottom, is particularly desirable.

With 2002 P.F. certificate

2,600
5,250