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
89
nh
Sale 924, Lot 89, 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Mint N.H., beautiful color and detailed impression, choice centering with well-balanced margins

EXTREMELY FINE. A RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 $2.00 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.

The higher-value 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue can be difficult to find in well-centered and sound condition, due to production problems. Mint Never-Hinged examples in superior grades, such as the stamp offered here, should be considered great condition rarities. This is one of four $2.00 1894 stamps we have offered in Mint Never-Hinged condition in the last 13 years, the other three having much inferior centering.

With 1984 and 1999 P.F. certificates. With 2004 P.S.E. certificate (XF 90; SMQ $25,100.00). This is the highest grade awarded to date (one other shares this grade), and is the highest grade with a priced catalogue value in SMQ.

9,750
25,000