Sale 930 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 February, 2007
Category — 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott 246-263)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2251
$2.00 Bright Blue (262). Block of four, bright color and detailed impression, unobtrusive strikes of oval cancels, few perf separations, right stamps with few toned spots, bottom left stamp light creasesFINE-VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USED BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE $2.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. THIS IS THE LARGEST RECORDED USED MULTIPLE.
According to Linn's U.S. Stamp Facts, a block of four is the largest recorded used multiple of the $2.00 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue. We have only sold one other, in our auction of the Twigg-Smith collection (Sale 835, lot 329, realized $7,500 hammer).
7,250
8,000
