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
$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 cancelsVERY 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
