Sale 929 — The Alan Geisler Collection of U.S. and Possessions Stamps

Sale Date — Monday, 26 February, 2007

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

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
241
og
Sale 929, Lot 241, 1894-98 Bureau Issues (Scott 264 thru 284)2c Carmine, Ty. II-III (266-267). Horizontal pair, original gum, lightly hinged, radiant color, choice centering, Extremely Fine combination pair, of the six plates used to print the Type II stamp (Scott 266), only one, plate 170, contained a combination of both Types II and III -- only three rows from one pane were Type II, leaving a total of ten positions out of the plate that can yield this combination of types

125
170