Sale 956 — The Jay Hoffman Collection of United States Stamps

Sale Date — Thursday-Friday, 8-9 May, 2008

Category — 1894-98 Bureau Issues

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
255
nh
Sale 956, Lot 255, 1894-98 Bureau Issues$1.00 Black (261). Mint N.H., intense shade and proof-like impression on bright paper, well-balanced and enormous margins all around

EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A HUGE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 $1.00 TYPE I UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. A STAMP OF TRULY MASSIVE DIMENSIONS.

Ex Scarsdale. With 1999 P.F. and 2004 P.S.E. certificates (XF 90 Jumbo; SMQ $9,500.00 as 90, $26,200.00 as 95). This is the only Scott 261 to achieve a P.S.E. XF 90J grade (only one stamp is graded higher)

3,750
47,500