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
270
$2.00 Bright Blue (277). Mint N.H. with part imprint and wide selvage at top, intense shade but clearly the Bright Blue color, proof-like impressionVERY FINE AND CHOICE. A SCARCE MINT NEVER-HINGED EXAMPLE OF THE $2.00 1895 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IN THE BRIGHT BLUE COLOR.
As an indication of rarity, we have offered only eight of this shade and five of the Dark Blue shade in Mint N.H. condition since keeping computerized records.
With 2005 P.F. certificate
3,600
2,100