Sale 914 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Monday, 19 June, 2006

Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 264 thru 284)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1097
 
Sale 914, Lot 1097, 1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 264 thru 284)2c Carmine, Se-Tenant Pair of Types II and III (266-267). Left imprint and plate no. block of six of Type II and se-tenant horizontal pair, tied by Toledo O. ovals on piece of package, also tied by red "Received/May 4, 1897/Teutonia Insurance Co." three-line receiving datestamp, few wrinkles affect two stamps in plate block only, the se-tenant pair is Very Fine, two on-cover se-tenant pairs are recorded, this on-piece usage is the third, a key item of First Bureau Issue postal history

E. 750-1,000
850