Sale 930 — United States Stamps
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 February, 2007
Category — 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (Scott 264-278)
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2277
$5.00 Dark Green (278). Bottom imprint and plate no. 85 strip of three, original gum, h.r., deep rich color and proof-like impression, few minor perf separations, tiny thin speck in selvage onlyVERY FINE APPEARANCE. THE RIGHT STAMP HAS EXTREMELY FINE CENTERING. A SCARCE ORIGINAL-GUM IMPRINT AND PLATE NUMBER STRIP OF THREE OF THE 1895 WATERMARKED $5.00 BUREAU ISSUE.
In our opinion, the Scott values for Bureau plate multiples do not reflect their true rarity.
9,750
4,500