Sale 924 — The Scarsdale Collection, Part 3: Bank Note and Bureau Issues and Postage Dues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 14 November, 2006
Category — 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
104
$1.00 Black, Ty. II (276A). Mint N.H., bright shade and detailed impression, perfectly centeredEXTREMELY FINE GEM MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1895 $1.00 TYPE II WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE STAMP IN THIS REMARKABLE POST-OFFICE FRESH CONDITION.
As an indication of rarity, we have only offered three other Mint N.H. examples of this issue since keeping computerized records. Of those, only one could be considered to have Extremely Fine centering.
With 2003 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90; SMQ $11,900.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date by P.S.E. for a Mint N.H. stamp, and this is the only example to achieve this grade.
4,250
11,500
