Sale 1014 — Outstanding United States Stamps
Sale Date — Wednesday-Friday, 12-14 October, 2011
Category — 1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott 247-263)





















FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 6-CENT UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS.
A review using Power Search revealed only one Mint N.H. multiple we have offered since 1997 and in all Rarities of the World sales, and that was a block of four. While we have offered approximately five plate blocks of six (all bottoms except one, most with margins close or touching at left), this is the first in Mint N.H. condition






FINE-VERY FINE. THE 15-CENT UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE IS RARE IN MINT NEVER-HINGED CONDITION IN ANY OF THE IMPRINT OR PLATE NUMBER FORMATS.
A Power Search review of this issue revealed only three singles with imprint or plate number and no strips or blocks







EXTREMELY FINE EXAMPLE OF THE $1.00 1894 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
Ex Puliafito. With 1980 and 1999 P.F. certificates






EXTREMELY FINE. AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL-GUM EXAMPLE OF THE 1894 $5.00 UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE.
With 2003 P.F. certificate




