Sale 924 — The Scarsdale Collection, Part 3: Bank Note and Bureau Issues and Postage Dues
Sale Date — Tuesday, 14 November, 2006
Category — 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
71
1c Ultramarine (246). Mint N.H. with plate no. 2 at left, intense color which is probably the Dark Ultramarine sub-shade (but not noted as such on accompanying certificates), perfectly centered with enormous margins all aroundEXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 ONE-CENT UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE, WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED THE GRADE OF 95 JUMBO BY P.S.E.
With 2000 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF-Superb 95 Jumbo; SMQ $1,050.00 as 95, $2,700.00 as 98). Only one stamp has graded higher to date.
95
2,700
