Sale 997 — United States Stamps

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 26-29 October, 2010

Category — 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (Scott 264-284)

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
5784
 
Sale 997, Lot 5784, 1895 Watermarked Bureau Issue (Scott 264-284)$1.00 Black, Ty. I-II (276-276A). Horizontal pair, left stamp Type I, right stamp Type II, deep shade, bold strikes of circular datestamp cancels

VERY FINE AND CHOICE USED COMBINATION PAIR OF THE 1895 $1.00 WATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.

The $1.00 1894-95 Bureau Issue was printed in plates of 200 subjects. The plate consisted of fifteen vertical rows of Type I and five vertical rows of Type II, which accounts for the scarcity of Type II compared with Type I. There are only ten positions on the plate which yield combination pairs. It is considerably scarcer in used condition.

With 2010 P.S.E. certificate

2,600
1,200